TV series
The Men Who Built America
Overview
Influential builders, dreamers and believers whose feats transformed the United States, a nation decaying from the inside after the Civil War, into the greatest economic and technological superpower the world had ever seen. The Men Who Built America is the story of a nation at the crossroads and of the people who catapulted it to prosperity.
Details
- First air date
- 2012-10-16
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 4 episodes
- Genres
- Documentary
- Network
- History
- Production
- Stephen David Entertainment
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Tim Getman as John D. Rockefeller
- Michael Chmiel as William Vanderbilt
- David Donahoe as Cornelius Vanderbilt
- Ray Reynolds as J.P. Morgan (The Elder)
- Eric Rolland as J.P Morgan (The Younger)
- Adam Jonas Segaller as Andrew Carnegie (The Elder)
- AJ Achinger as Andrew Carnegie (The Younger)
- Alex Falberg as Nikola Tesla
- Cary Donaldson as Henry Ford
- Einar Gunn as George Westinghouse
- James Kidd as William Jennings Bryan
- Kenneth Cavett as Jim Fisk
Episodes
Episode 1: A New War Begins
As 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. He sells his shipping empire to invest everything in the railroads, knowing they’re the best chance for uniting East and West as never before.
Episode 2: 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.
Episode 3: 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.
Episode 4: 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.
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