The Men Who Made America

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.


A New Rival Emerges (FULL VIDEO)  

While Carnegie and Rockefeller continue to battle, J.P. Morgan arrives on the scene and establishes a bank in New York City that has one goal: to further the technological advancements of America.

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A New War Begins 1:20:19
A New War Begins (FULL VIDEO)  

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.

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A Rivalry Is Born 43:58
A Rivalry Is Born (FULL VIDEO)  

Andrew Carnegie immigrates to the United States with his parents and starts working at age 12. He finds a patron in railroad executive Tom Scott who teaches him about the business.

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Blood Is Spilled 44:15
Blood Is Spilled (FULL VIDEO)  

Carnegie hires a hatchet man, Henry Frick, to help him achieve his goal of besting Rockefellar. The partnership seems promising, but Carnegie does not know that Frick is running his factories far beyond capacity.

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Oil Strike 43:47
Oil Strike (FULL VIDEO)  

Kerosene is lighting America after dark in unprecedented ways. The demand for oil is sky high and Vanderbilt knows that oil can fill his trains.

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Taking the White House 45:42
Taking the White House (FULL VIDEO)  

Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Morgan have gone unmonitored for decades, but American politicians are about to change that.

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The New Machine 42:35
The New Machine (FULL VIDEO)  

A young engineer named Henry Ford devises the plan for a gas-powered car. McKinley is assassinated and his VP Theodore Roosevelt takes office and quickly passes a series of regulations increasing oversight of American business.

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A New Rival Emerges
SEGMENTS

Carnegie Under Threat02:57
A New Powerbroker03:28
Finance Commands All Industries03:26
Building from the Ground Up02:37
Creating a Buzz05:12
Going Against Father04:11
Investing in Electricity03:24
A New Era Begins03:22
New Competitor in Electric Industry03:43
Independent Pursuit of Ideas03:59
Competition Increases03:50
Credits: A New Rival Emerges00:43



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A New War Begins
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New York City, 186504:10
New York City 03:37
Commodore Asserts Dominance02:28
Forcing Capitulation03:37
Grand Central Depot01:57
Unlikely Adversaries04:45
Erie War02:05
Vanderbilt's Revenge04:24
Kerosene Next Opportunity05:26
Spared by God05:13
Producing More Kerosene03:11
Refinery07:46
Breaking His Deal02:41
Vanderbilt Loses Control04:17
Finding Another Method of Transportation03:47
Creating the Pipeline02:39
Losing Cargo03:36
Rockefeller the Entrepreneur04:26
Ending the Monopoly04:59
Credits: A New War Begins00:55
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A Rivalry Is Born
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Philadelphia, 188103:57
St. Louis, Missouri, 186803:58
Undeterred by Production Obstacles05:47
Expenses Mount05:14
Steel Mill04:15
Avenging Scott's Death02:47
Skyscraper Boom04:19
Steel Empire03:03
Members-Only Club03:23
South Fork Dam Breaks03:49
Credits: A Rivalry Is Born00:51




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Blood Is Spilled
SEGMENTS

Johnstown Flood05:04
Flood Aftermath03:11
Carnegie Hall04:59
Business Rivalry 05:12
Steel Workers, Exhausted and Underpaid03:07
Workplace Accident03:57
Steel Strike04:09
Homestead Standoff06:07
Homestead Massacre05:42
Credits: Blood Is Spilled00:42
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Carnegie hires a hatchet man, Henry Frick, to help him achieve his goal of besting Rockefellar. The partnership seems promising, but Carnegie does not know that Frick is running his factories far beyond capacity. Distributed by A&E Television Networks.
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Series: The Men Who Built America
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12/08/2018
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Oil Strike
SEGMENTS

Business Deal04:58
Oil Refinery07:59
Breaking Deals02:33
Vanderbilt Loses Control05:10
Alternative Method of Transportation03:03
Creating the Pipeline04:10
Loss of Business and Stocks04:07
Rockefeller, the Entrepreneur04:22
Ending the Monopoly03:50
Credits: Oil Strike01:42






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Taking the White House
SEGMENTS

New York City, 189603:40
New Presidential Candidate05:45
Election Results04:29
Steel Rivalry05:21
Competition and Power04:45
Convincing Carnegie02:16
America's Richest Man03:59
New Politician03:43
McKinley Re-elected08:17
Credits: Taking the White House00:41




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The New Machine
SEGMENTS

Cracking Down on Big Business06:20
Battling ALAM05:26
United States v. Standard Oil Company03:21
Industrial Superpower04:19
Production Deliberation04:05
Court Verdicts05:34
Innovators04:30
J.P. Morgan Dies07:22
Credits: The New Machine00:18