The Transcontinental Railroad unites the nation and transforms the Heartland. Native American civilizations decline as farmers settle the continent. Cattle replace wild buffalo as king of the Plains; the Cowboy becomes a new American icon.
Aired: Apr 25, 2010From Jamestown to Plymouth, early settlers fight for survival. Tobacco sows t...
Aired: Apr 25, 2010The colonies declare independence, taking on the might of the British Empire....
Aired: May 2, 2010Trailblazing pioneers set out to conquer the vast continent west of the mount...
Aired: May 2, 2010Commerce and industry thrive across the new nation, now one of the wealthiest...
Aired: May 9, 2010The Civil War rages. The minie ball is the great equalizer on the battlefield...
Aired: May 9, 2010The Transcontinental Railroad unites the nation and transforms the Heartland....
Aired: May 16, 2010Americans conquer a new frontier - the modern city - with Carnegie's empire o...
Aired: May 16, 2010America strikes oil and the boom time begins. Henry Ford brings the motorcar ...
Aired: May 23, 2010Boom turns to bust when the stock market crash ushers in the Great Depression...
Aired: May 23, 2010The attack on Pearl Harbor brings America into World War. The war effort revi...
Aired: May 30, 2010America becomes a global superpower; technology fuels a boom in the economy a...
Aired: May 31, 2010The Cold War is the first test for the new superpower. The Challenger disaste...
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Network: History
Production Country: United Kingdom
Genres:Documentary, History
