The Men Who Built America

The Men Who Built America

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20121 season4 episodes120 min8.0 / 10

A biographical documentary miniseries celebrating the industrial titans and visionaries who rebuilt post-Civil War America into an economic powerhouse.

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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  • Does The Men Who Built America leave you hopeful? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of series.

  • Is The Men Who Built America scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 70% of series.

  • Is The Men Who Built America violent? Not especially. Less violent than 70% of series.

  • Is The Men Who Built America sad? Not especially. Less sad than 68% of series.

  • Is The Men Who Built America easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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