Empires of Industry

  • Premiered: Oct 1997
  • Episodes: 13
  • Followers: 2
  • Ended
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Season 1
1x5
Andrew Carnegie and the Age of Steel
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 12, 1997
Andrew Carnegie and the Age of Steel chronicles the rise of the iron and steel industries in the United States and the personal ascent of immigrant Andrew Carnegie, whose steel company .. show full overview
1x14
Legacy of King Coal
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Air date
Oct 13, 1997
Coal becomes the "fuel of choice" during the Industrial Revolution, but the mining industry is forced to reform working conditions and pay via strikes and disasters in the early 20th century.
1x11
Victory at Sea
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Air date
Oct 14, 1997
This episode has no summary.
1x9 Show finale
Brewed in America
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Air date
Oct 15, 1997
Brewing grows from a mainly local endeavor into a commercial industry in the 19th century and survives crises in the 20th, including Prohibition and the Great Depression. Narrator: Dan Chandler.
1x16 Season finale
Leaves of Gold
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Oct 02, 1998
"Leaves of Gold" looks at the American tobacco industry from its earliest days, when planters included George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Included: interviews with historians; the industry's impact on national health.
1x10
War Planes of World War II
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Air date
Nov 03, 1998
Flight was born in America at the turn of the century. But World War II saw more planes built in a single year -- 300,000 -- than had been built in the previous forty.
1x12
Timber
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Nov 04, 1998
This episode has no summary.
1x15
Textiles: Birth of an Industry
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Jan 04, 2001
Textiles, America's first industry, change the fabric of the Nation with the introduction of the factory and the Nation's first planned commercial community in Lowell, Mass.
1x1
The Cola Wars
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Jun 25, 2001
A look at the history of Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola and the rivalry between the two soft-drink companies. Included: comments from experts, including author Frederick Allen (“Secret Formula”). Narrator: Dan Chandler.
1x4
The DuPont Dynasty
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Jun 28, 2001
The history of the Du Pont family is chronicled from their beginnings as gunpowder manufacturers at the turn of the 19th century, when it was founded by French immigrant E.I. du Pont. Included: interviews with descendants; and historians.
1x6
J. Pierpont Morgan: Emperor of Wall Street
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Dec 27, 2005
He single-handedly saved the U.S. from bankruptcy on two occasions, but was often accused of being a monopolist. He wielded as much power as the president and turned Wall Street into his .. show full overview
1x7
The Kellogg Brothers: Cornflake Kings
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Air date
Dec 27, 2005
They may have collaborated on the cornflake, but the Kellogg brothers could not have been less alike. One was an eccentric crusader for health, the other a shrewd businessman. John .. show full overview
1x8
Black Gold: The Story of Oil
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Air date
Dec 27, 2005
Modern America depends on a steady source of petroleum and petroleum by-products to satisfy its ever-increasing and voracious appetite for fuel. Oil, the “black gold” of the ground, is .. show full overview

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