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Product Name: The Men Who Built America [3 Discs]
UPC: 031398164128
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great History Lesson
Love this series! This is the history that gets “glazed over” in School.
Posted by BNice
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Lessons about American industry & capitalism
An interesting irony runs throughout this compilation of stories about the "captains" of industry and finance in late 19th & early 20th century America. While inventing and producing incredibly beneficial technologies, products and services that transformed our country from an agrarian to a "modern" capitalist economy, the men featured in this series ruthlessly employed tactics worthy of a medieval ruler to strangle and eliminate their competition (and in some cases, each other). This provides fascinating viewing for anyone not familiar with the era of the "robber barons".
These "docu-dramas" were originally broadcast on cable TV with commercial interruptions. Because of this, they frequently " flashback" to previously shown segments to bring the audience "back up to speed" after those breaks. This can prove quite annoying and is the reason for my giving the set only 4 stars. Still, It was great overall and quite a bargain at only $10,
Posted by Cougar25
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Private Enterprise, Massive Scale
Fact can be stranger than fiction, and much more impressive as well. Rags-to-riches versus old money; ultimate risk takers; ruthless takeovers; innovators; inventors; clash of classes; political scheming. Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Morgan, Rockefeller, T. Roosevelt, Edison, Tesla, Ford, more. This is an eye-opening, interesting history lesson that is realistic, well acted and filmed, worthy to be watched many times.
