The Men Who Built America
Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Astor, Ford and Morgan. Their names are part of history and synonymous with the American dream. These men transformed every industry they touched: oil, rail, steel, shipping, automobiles, and finance.
Genre: Documentary, Biography, History
Cast:Campbell Scott , H.W. Brands , Mark Cuban , Donny Deutsch , Donald Trump , Steve Case , Jim Cramer , AJ Achinger , John C. Bailey , Amy Baska , Matthew Bassett , Matt Boliek , Walter Brandes , Dante Bruzzese , Maren Bush , Kenneth Cavett , Michael Chmiel , Edward Christian
S1.E1 ∙ A New War Begins
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.
S1.E2 ∙ Bloody Battles
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.
S1.E3 ∙ Changing the Game
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.
S1.E4 ∙ 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.
S1.E5 ∙ A new rival emerges
While 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.
S1.E6 ∙ Owning it all
With 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.
S1.E7 ∙ Taking the White House
Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Morgan have gone unmonitored for decades, but American politicians are about to change that.
S1.E8 ∙ 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.
