The Machines That Built America - Season 1 - Eps 4: Motorcycle Kings
At the end of the 19th century, private travel means taking a walk or riding a horse. But scrappy upstarts William Harley and Arthur Davidson have a bold vision for a new form of transportation--connecting a motor to a bicycle. They'll take on George Hendee's Indian Motorcycle in a classic David Vs. Goliath battle, fighting to dominate a market valued at more than 7 billion dollars today, the rivals will push their machines to the limit and tap into the lure of the open road.
About The Machines That Built America
Title: The Machines That Built America
First Air Date: 2021-07-18
Last Air Date: 2021-08-29
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 7/10 (from 3 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 8
Network: History
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Six West Media
Synopsis
The stories behind innovations such as TV, radio, phones, airplanes, motorcycles and power tools as well as the inventors including Nikola Tesla, William Harley, Alexander Graham Bell, Duncan Black and Alonzo Decker.
Cast
Campbell Scott
Self - Narrator
Travis Taylor
Self - Engineer
Max Hastings
Arno Peterson
