Men Who Built America, The
The History Channel (2012)
Documentary
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IMDB   8.5
6 hr 0 mins UK / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Adam Jonas Segaller Andrew Carnegie
Eric Rolland J.P. Morgan
Michael Chmiel William Vanderbilt
Alex Falberg Nikola Tesla
Don Meehan Thomas Scott
Justin Morck Thomas Edison
William Otterson Commodore Vanderbilt
Tim Getman John D. Rockefeller
David Donahoe Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cary Donaldson Henry Ford
John C. Bailey Henry Frick
Director
Ruan Magan
Patrick Reams
Producer Randy Counsman
Glenn Allen
Writer David C. White
Keith Palmer
Cinematography Richard Lopez
Brian O'Carroll
Musician David Vanacore

John D. Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford and J.P. Morgan rose from obscurity and in the process built modern America. Their names hang on street signs, are etched into buildings and are a part of the fabric of history. These men created the American Dream and were the engine of capitalism as they transformed everything they touched in building the oil, rail, steel, shipping, automobile and finance industries. Their paths crossed repeatedly as they elected presidents, set economic policies and influenced major events of the 50 most formative years this country has ever known. From the Civil War to the Great Depression and World War I, they led the way.
Episodes
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    10/16/2012  1.  A New War Begins
Part 1 of a 90 minute broadcast - Out of the turmoil of the Civil War, America enters an age of enlightenment that will change the landscape of the country forever. The growth is driven by five insightful men who will change the world forever.
Director:  Ruan Magan  Writer:  David C. White  / Keith Palmer 
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    10/16/2012  2.  Oil Strike
Part 2 of a 90 minute broadcast - Kerosene is lighting America after dark in unprecedented ways. The demand for oil is sky high and Vanderbilt knows that oil can fill his trains. He turns to a young maverick oilman from Ohio, John D. Rockefeller, to do just that.
Director:  Ruan Magan  / Patrick Reams  Writer:  David C. White  / Keith Palmer  / Stephen David 
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    10/23/2012  3.  A Rivalry Is Born
As it recovers from the Civil War, America undertakes the largest building phase of the country s history. While much of the growth is driven by railroads and oil, it's built using steel.
Director:  Ruan Magan  / Patrick Reams  Writer:  David C. White  / Keith Palmer  / Stephen David 
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    10/30/2012  4.  Blood Is Spilled
The steel and oil have forever changed the face of America, but they are just the beginning. JP Morgan arrives on the scene and expedites growth through finance.
Director:  Ruan Magan  / Patrick Reams  Writer:  David C. White  / Keith Palmer  / Stephen David 
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    11/6/2012  5.  Changing the Game
Railroads, oil, steel and electricity have all been harnessed in less than 50 years, but the face of America is changing and will never be the same
Director:  Ruan Magan  / Patrick Reams  Writer:  David C. White  / Keith Palmer  / Stephen David 
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    11/6/2012  6.  When One Ends, Another Begins
Railroads, oil, steel and electricity have all been harnessed in less than 50 years, but the face of America is changing and will never be the same
Director:  Ruan Magan  Writer:  David C. White  / Keith Palmer 
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 45 mins    11/6/2012  7.  Owning it All
Railroads, oil, steel and electricity have all been harnessed in less than 50 years, but the face of America is changing and will never be the same
    Seen it: Yes   2 hr 0 mins  8.  Taking the White House
Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Morgan have gone unmonitored for decades, but American politicians are about to change that. They want these men to fall into line under government control.
    Seen it: Yes   2 hr 0 mins    11/11/2012  9.  The New Machine
A young engineer named Henry Ford devises the plan for a gas-powered car. McKinley is assassinated and his VP Theodore Roosevelt takes office and quickly passes a series of regulations increasing oversight of American business.
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