The Men Who Built America - Season 1 - Eps 1: A New War Begins

2012-10-16120 min⭐ 7.98/10

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.

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About The Men Who Built America

The Men Who Built America

Title: The Men Who Built America

First Air Date: 2012-10-16

Last Air Date: 2012-11-11

Status: Ended

Rating: 7.98/10 (from 179 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 1

Total Episodes: 4

Network: History

Genres: Documentary

Production Companies: Stephen David Entertainment

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Tim Getman

Tim Getman

John D. Rockefeller

Michael Chmiel

Michael Chmiel

William Vanderbilt

David Donahoe

David Donahoe

Cornelius Vanderbilt

Ray Reynolds

Ray Reynolds

J.P. Morgan (The Elder)

Eric Rolland

Eric Rolland

J.P Morgan (The Younger)

Adam Jonas Segaller

Adam Jonas Segaller

Andrew Carnegie (The Elder)

AJ Achinger

AJ Achinger

Andrew Carnegie (The Younger)

Alex Falberg

Alex Falberg

Nikola Tesla

Cary Donaldson

Cary Donaldson

Henry Ford

Einar Gunn

Einar Gunn

George Westinghouse

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