America in Color - Season 2 - Eps 2: Titans of Industry

2018-11-2548 min⭐ 7.1/10

America is still a rural nation in 1910. Most homes don't have electricity, and less than one percent of the population owns a car. But that changes with the rise of Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, and Thomas Edison, who help foster the economic and technological booms of the early 20th century. Through colorized archival footage and personal home movies, explore the business relationships that transformed America and glimpse into powerful friendships that lasted a lifetime.

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About America in Color

America in Color

Title: America in Color

First Air Date: 2017-07-02

Last Air Date: 2019-12-15

Status: Returning Series

Rating: 7.1/10 (from 7 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 3

Total Episodes: 17

Network: Smithsonian Channel

Genres: Documentary

Production Companies: Unknown

Synopsis

From the 1920s through the 1960s, America transformed from a young country on the rise into a global superpower. Using digital colorization technology, we present these formative decades as few have seen them, revisiting 50 vibrant years of good times and great despair, technological triumphs and natural disasters, and global villains and national heroes.

Cast

Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

Self - Narrator (voice)

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