Tim Getman
John D. Rockefeller
Series
The Men Who Built America
20122h 0m8.0 / 101 seasons
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 available
Episode 1: A New War Begins
2h 0mAs 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
2h 0mAs 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
2h 0mThe 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.
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Cast & Characters
Michael Chmiel
William Vanderbilt
David Donahoe
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Ray Reynolds
J.P. Morgan (The Elder)
Eric Rolland
J.P Morgan (The Younger)
Adam Jonas Segaller
Andrew Carnegie (The Elder)
AJ Achinger
Andrew Carnegie (The Younger)
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