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The Men Who Built America: When One Ends, Another Begins

1 hours 24 minutes 43 seconds

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Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Morgan team up to help elect William McKinley to the U.S. presidency by paying for his 1896 campaign. However, fate intervenes when McKinley is suddenly assassinated, and Vice President Theodore Roosevelt assumes the presidency and promptly begins dissolving monopolies and trusts in America. Meanwhile, Morgan buys out Carnegie Steel to make Carnegie the richest man in the world, and Henry Ford designs an affordable automobile with his Model T. Part of "The Men Who Built America" series. Please note this title may contain potentially offensive language and mature themes.

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The Men Who Built America
Episode 3
1 hours 24 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
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The Men Who Built America
Episode 2
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Grade Level: 10 - 12
2 early model cars drive down a dirt road lined with trees.
The Men Who Built America
Episode 7
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Grade Level: 10 - 12