The Men Who Built America(2012)
Overview
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. The Men Who Built America is the story of a nation at the crossroads and of the people who catapulted it to prosperity.
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Season 1
4 episodes • 2012Avg: 8.5
Season 1
4 episodes • 2012Avg: 8.5
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A New War Begins | Oct 16, 2012 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Bloody Battles | Oct 23, 2012 | 7.7 |
| 3 | Changing the Game | Oct 30, 2012 | 7.7 |
| 4 | When One Ends, Another Begins | Nov 11, 2012 | 8.7 |
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