The men who built America
(DVD)
Contributors
David, Stephen, television producer,
Reams, Patrick, television director,
Palmer, Keith, screenwriter,
Counsman, Randy, screenwriter.
Fields, Ed, screenwriter.
Reams, Patrick, television director,
Palmer, Keith, screenwriter,
Counsman, Randy, screenwriter.
Fields, Ed, screenwriter.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Status
DVD Main Street Nonfiction
Work DVD 338.0922 MEN
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Work DVD 338.0922 MEN
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographical television programs.
Businesspeople -- United States -- Biography.
Capitalists and financiers -- United States -- Biography.
Carnegie, Andrew, -- 1835-1919.
Documentary television programs.
Edison, Thomas A. -- (Thomas Alva), -- 1847-1931.
Ford, Henry, -- 1863-1947.
Historical television programs.
Industrialists -- United States -- Biography.
Morgan, J. Pierpont -- (John Pierpont), -- 1837-1913.
Nonfiction television programs.
Rockefeller, John D. -- (John Davison), -- 1839-1937.
Tesla, Nikola, -- 1856-1943.
United States -- Economic conditions -- 19th century.
United States -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
Vanderbilt, William H. -- (William Henry), -- 1821-1885.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Businesspeople -- United States -- Biography.
Capitalists and financiers -- United States -- Biography.
Carnegie, Andrew, -- 1835-1919.
Documentary television programs.
Edison, Thomas A. -- (Thomas Alva), -- 1847-1931.
Ford, Henry, -- 1863-1947.
Historical television programs.
Industrialists -- United States -- Biography.
Morgan, J. Pierpont -- (John Pierpont), -- 1837-1913.
Nonfiction television programs.
Rockefeller, John D. -- (John Davison), -- 1839-1937.
Tesla, Nikola, -- 1856-1943.
United States -- Economic conditions -- 19th century.
United States -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
Vanderbilt, William H. -- (William Henry), -- 1821-1885.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Biographical television programs.
Biography.
Businesspeople.
Capitalists and financiers.
Carnegie, Andrew, -- 1835-1919.
Documentary television programs.
Economic history.
Edison, Thomas A. -- (Thomas Alva), -- 1847-1931.
Ford, Henry, -- 1863-1947.
Historical television programs.
Industrialists.
Morgan, J. Pierpont -- (John Pierpont), -- 1837-1913.
Nonfiction television programs.
Rockefeller, John D. -- (John Davison), -- 1839-1937.
Tesla, Nikola, -- 1856-1943.
United States.
Vanderbilt, William H. -- (William Henry), -- 1821-1885.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Biography.
Businesspeople.
Capitalists and financiers.
Carnegie, Andrew, -- 1835-1919.
Documentary television programs.
Economic history.
Edison, Thomas A. -- (Thomas Alva), -- 1847-1931.
Ford, Henry, -- 1863-1947.
Historical television programs.
Industrialists.
Morgan, J. Pierpont -- (John Pierpont), -- 1837-1913.
Nonfiction television programs.
Rockefeller, John D. -- (John Davison), -- 1839-1937.
Tesla, Nikola, -- 1856-1943.
United States.
Vanderbilt, William H. -- (William Henry), -- 1821-1885.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Subjects
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Format
DVD
Language
English
UPC
DLW42256, 031398164128
Notes
General Note
Originally broadcast as a mini-series on the History channel in 2012; copyright held by A&E Television Networks.
General Note
"Includes all 8 episodes on 3 discs"--Container.
General Note
Special features: Disc 1: Andrew Carnegie; Rich to richer; Trailers. Disc 2: The American dream; Monopoly. Disc 3: Competitive nature; The every man; The rise of Cornelius Vanderbilt; Traits of a titan.
General Note
01/22/2013
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Richard V. Lopez ; production designers, Sharon Lomofsky, Ernesto Solo ; costume designer, Sarah Beers ; lead editors, Tim W. Kelly, Jonathan Soule, Beatrice Sisul ; editors, Tina Pacheco, John Kilgour, Sheri Bylander ; director of photography, Brian O'Carroll ; music, David Vanacore.
Participants/Performers
Narrated by Campbell Scott ; cast, John C. Bailey (Henry Frick), Michael Chmiel (William Vanderbilt), David Donahoe (Cornelius Vanderbilt), Cary Donaldson (Henry Ford), John M. Dow (old John D. Rockefeller), Alex Falberg (Nikola Tesla), Tim Getman (John D. Rockefeller), Richard F. Klein (Abraham Lincoln), Justin Mork (Thomas Edison), Dan Odell (President William McKinley), Ray Reynolds (old J.P. Morgan), Eric Rolland (J.P. Morgan), Ed Schiff (old Andrew Carnegie), Adam Segaller (Andrew Carnegie), Joseph Wiegand (Teddy Roosevelt).
Description
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.
System Details
DVD format; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation; 1.78:1 aspect ratio; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Language
In English with Spanish subtitles and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
David, S., Reams, P., Palmer, K., Counsman, R., Fields, E., White, D. C., Allen, G., Friedlander, R., Burstein, B., Magan, R., Hoogstra, D., McCarroll, R., Cabana, P., Burns, K., Scott, C., Donahoe, D., Donaldson, C. (., Falberg, A., Getman, T., Klein, F., Morck, J., Reynolds, R., Rolland, E., Segaller, A. J., Lopez, R. V. (., Lomofsky, S., Solo, E., Beers, S., Kelly, T. W., Soule, J., Sisul, B., Pacheco, T., Kilgour, J. (. e., Bylander, S., O'Carroll, B. (., & Vanacore, D. (2012). The men who built America (3-disc collection.). A&E Television Networks, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stephen, David et al.. 2012. The Men Who Built America. A&E Television Networks, LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stephen, David et al.. The Men Who Built America A&E Television Networks, LLC, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)David, Stephen,, et al. The Men Who Built America 3-disc collection., A&E Television Networks, LLC, 2012.
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