The Men Who Built America
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Episodes
S1 E1 - A New War Begins
Watch on supported devicesOctober 15, 20121 h 20 minAs the nation attempts to rebuild following the destruction of the Civil War, Cornelius Vanderbilt is the first to see the need for unity to regain America s stature in the world.Watch for freeS1 E2 - Oil Strike
Watch on supported devicesOctober 15, 201244minKerosene is lighting America after dark in unprecedented ways. The demand for oil is sky high and Vanderbilt knows that oil can fill his trains.Watch for freeS1 E3 - A Rivalry Is Born
Watch on supported devicesOctober 29, 201244minAndrew Carnegie immigrates to the United States with his parents and starts working at age 12. He finds a patron in railroad executive Tom Scott who teaches him about the business.Watch for freeS1 E4 - Blood Is Spilled
Watch on supported devicesNovember 5, 201248minCarnegie hires a hatchet man, Henry Frick, to help him achieve his goal of besting Rockefellar. The partnership seems promising, but Carnegie does not know that Frick is running his factories far beyond capacity.Watch for freeS1 E5 - A New Rival Emerges
Watch on supported devicesOctober 15, 201244minWhile Carnegie and Rockefeller continue to battle, JP Morgan arrives on the scene and establishes a bank in New York City that has one goal: to further the technological advancements of America.Watch for freeS1 E6 - Owning It All
Watch on supported devicesOctober 22, 201244minWith an investment from Morgan, the Edison Electric Company is created and begins wiring homes in New York. A rival, Nikola Tesla, soon emerges with a different technology for electric light.Watch for freeS1 E7 - Taking the White House
Watch on supported devicesOctober 29, 201246minVanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Morgan have gone unmonitored for decades, but American politicians are about to change that.Watch for freeS1 E8 - The New Machine
Watch on supported devicesNovember 5, 201243minA 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.Watch for free
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- Violence smoking foul language
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Directors
- Ruan Magan
Producers
- Glenn Allen
Studio
- A+E Networks
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