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The men who built America [videorecording] / created for History by Stephen David Entertainment and Brainstorm Digital ; directed by Patrick Reams ; writers, Stephen David ... [et al.] ; series producers, Keith Palmer, David C. White ; producer, Glenn Allen ... [et al.] ; director, Ruan Magan.



Imprint:[New York?] : History ; Santa Monica, Calif. : Distributed by Lionsgate, 2012.

Description:3 videodiscs (360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Note:Originally broadcast as a mini-series on the History channel in 2012.

Note:Disc 1. A new war begins ; Oil strike ; A rivalry is born ; bonus footage (135 min.) -- disc 2. Blood is spilled ; A new rival emerges ; Owning it all ; Bonus footage (135 min.) -- disc. 3. Taking the White House ; The new machine ; Bonus footage (90 min.).

Performers:Narrator, Campbell Scott.

Note:Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carmegie, Morgan, Ford, the Men Who Built America. Meet the titans who forged the foundation of modern America and created the American Dream. The mini-series shines a spotlight on the 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.

Note:DVD; NTSC; widescreen presentation; 1.78:1 aspect ratio; Dolby Digital 5.1.

LanguageIn English with optional Spanish subtitles. English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).



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