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

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 36576 | HistoryLanguage: English Original language: English Subtitle language: English, Spanish Publisher: Santa Monica, Calif. : A&E Television Networks, LLC, 2012Distributor: Santa Monica, Calif. : Distributed by Lionsgate Entertainment Copyright date: ©2012Description: 3 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Other title:
  • Title on container: Men who built America : Ford Rockefeller Carnegie Morgan Vanderbilt
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Contents:
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.).
Production credits:
  • Executive producer, Stephen David ; narrator, Campbell Scott ; director of photography, Richard V. Lopez, Brian O'Carroll ; music, David Vanacore.
Cast: Adam Jonas Segaller, Eric Rolland, Michael Chmiel, Justin Mork.Summary: Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carnegie, 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.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Dr. James Carlson Library DVD 920.073 M534 Available 33111008261055
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Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carnegie, Morgan, Ford. The titans who forged the foundation of modern America and created the American Dream. This 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. This is the story of a nation at the crossroads and of the people who catapulted it to prosperity.

"3-disc collection"--Container.

"Includes all 8 episodes on 3 discs"--Container.

Originally broadcast as a mini-series on the History channel in 2012; copyright held by A&E Television Networks.

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.).

Executive producer, Stephen David ; narrator, Campbell Scott ; director of photography, Richard V. Lopez, Brian O'Carroll ; music, David Vanacore.

Adam Jonas Segaller, Eric Rolland, Michael Chmiel, Justin Mork.

Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carnegie, 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.

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

In English with optional English (SDH) or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

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