The Men Who Built America
The History Channel (2012)
TV Series  /  Documentary, History
In Collection
#102
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Seen ItYes
360 mins USA / English
Blu-ray Disc  Region 1
Campbell Scott Himself - Narrator
Donald Trump Himself - Real Estate Mogul
Jim Cramer Himself - Former Hedge Fund Manager
Mark Cuban Himself - Owner / Dallas Mavericks
Mark Falvo Exchange Trader
Eric Rolland J.P. Morgan
Ray Reynolds Old J.P. Morgan
Justin Morck Thomas Edison
Michael Chmiel William Vanderbilt
Sonia Satra Laura Rockefeller
H.W. Brands Himself - Historian
Aj Achinger Young Carnegie
John C. Bailey Henry Clay Frick
Amy Baska Eliza Rockefeller
Matthew Bassett Captain Cooper
Director
Patrick Reams
Ruan Magan
Producer Stephen David
David C. White
Writer Stephen David
David C. White
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   120 mins    11/11/2012  1.  A New War Begins
Rockefeller, Carnegie and Morgan team up to help elect William McKinley to the U.S. presidency by paying for his 1896 campaign, to avoid a possible attack on monopolies. However, fate intervenes when McKinley is suddenly assassinated, and vice president Theodore Roosevelt assumes the presidency and promptly begins dissolving monopolies and trusts in America. Meanwhile, Morgan buys out Carnegie Steel to make Carnegie the richest man in the world, and Henry Ford designs an affordable automobile with his Model T and starts his own business, Ford Motor Company, which sets a new business model for companies to follow.
    Seen it: Yes   45 mins    10/16/2012  2.  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:  Patrick Reams  / Ruan Magan  Writer:  Stephen David  / David C. White 
    Seen it: Yes   45 mins    10/16/2012  3.  Bloody Battles
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:  Patrick Reams  / Ruan Magan  Writer:  Stephen David  / David C. White 
    Seen it: Yes   45 mins    10/23/2012  4.  Changing the Game
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:  Patrick Reams  / Ruan Magan  Writer:  Stephen David  / David C. White 
    Seen it: Yes   45 mins    10/30/2012  5.  When One Ends, Another Begins
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:  Patrick Reams  / Ruan Magan  Writer:  Stephen David  / David C. White 
    Seen it: Yes   45 mins    11/6/2012  6.  A New Rival Emerges
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   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   120 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   120 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.
Edition Details
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
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