The Men Who Built America 2012

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The Men Who Built America

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.

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.

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Season 1

4 Episodes

Season 1 of The The Men Who Built America premiered on October 16, 2012.

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... John D. Rockefeller

... William Vanderbilt

... Cornelius Vanderbilt

... J.P. Morgan (The Elder)

... J.P Morgan (The Younger)

... Andrew Carnegie (The Elder)

Average Episode Run Time:

44`

Original Language:

English

Production Countries:

United States

Status:

Ended

Cast & Crew of

The Men Who Built America

Cast

... John D. Rockefeller

... William Vanderbilt

... Cornelius Vanderbilt

... J.P. Morgan (The Elder)

... J.P Morgan (The Younger)

... Andrew Carnegie (The Elder)

... Andrew Carnegie (The Younger)

... Nikola Tesla

... Henry Ford

... George Westinghouse

... William Jennings Bryan

... Jim Fisk

... Jay Gould

... Theodore Roosevelt

... Thomas Edison

... Henry Clay Frick

... President William McKinley

... Junius Morgan

... Charles M Schwab

... Thomas Scott

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The Men Who Built America

Videos ( 1)

Photos ( 6 )

poster-Season 1
Season 1

4 Episodes

Season 1 of The The Men Who Built America premiered on October 16, 2012.

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