The Men Who Built America

Season 1

TV-PG
Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Astor, Ford and Morgan. Their names are part of history and synonymous with the American dream. These men transformed every industry they touched: oil, rail, steel, shipping, automobiles, and finance.

4 Episodes

  • A New War Begins
    E1
    A New War BeginsAs 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.
  • Bloody Battles
    E2
    Bloody BattlesAs 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.
  • Changing the Game
    E3
    Changing the GameThe 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.
  • When One Ends, Another Begins
    E4
    When One Ends, Another BeginsRailroads, oil, steel and electricity have all been harnessed in less than 50 years, but the face of America is changing and will never be the same.

Cast of Season 1

  • Tim GetmanJohn D. Rockefeller
  • Michael ChmielWilliam Vanderbilt
  • David DonahoeCornelius Vanderbilt
  • Ray ReynoldsJ.P. Morgan (The Elder)
  • Eric RollandJ.P Morgan (The Younger)
  • Adam Jonas SegallerAndrew Carnegie (The Elder)
  • AJ AchingerAndrew Carnegie (The Younger)
  • Alex FalbergNikola Tesla
  • Cary DonaldsonHenry Ford
  • Einar GunnGeorge Westinghouse
  • James KiddWilliam Jennings Bryan
  • Kenneth CavettJim Fisk
  • Cameron McNaryJay Gould
  • Joseph WiegandTheodore Roosevelt
  • Justin MorckThomas Edison
  • John C. BaileyHenry Clay Frick
  • Daniel OdellPresident William McKinley
  • Daniel Martin BerkeyJunius Morgan
  • John KeablerCharles M Schwab
  • Don Meehan JrThomas Scott
  • Campbell ScottSelf - Narrator (voice)
  • H.W. BrandsSelf - Historian
  • Donny DeutschSelf - Advertising Mogul
  • Mark CubanSelf - Owner Dallas Mavericks

 

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