American Built

An unwavering president moved mountains to connect oceans.

Looking at the work of an ambitious preacher and a visionary architect.

Alcatraz, the most notorious prison in America, took decades to get right and one night to go horribly wrong.

An aerospace engineer who played a leading role in the development of rocket technology in Nazi Germany goes on to lead an army of engineers to build the rocket that put American on the moon.

High rollers and mobsters transform a dusty dirt road into their paradise.

Henry Ford builds a jaw-dropping factory that can turn raw materials into finished cars in just two days.

A hard-driving general bulldozes the bureaucracy to build the largest office building in the world in record time.

An unlikely team nicknamed 'The Incredibles' revolutionizes air travel by building the largest airplane in the world.

Two bitter rivals race to save the world, while America mobilizes for the largest experiment in history.

A heart-stopping story of galactic ambition, public disgrace, and an all-or-nothing repair job in outer space.

A boggy patch of farmland is transformed into a revolutionary airport that defines the jet age.

Men, machines and mules bring water through the desert to save Los Angeles.

Thousands of men risk their lives to build the largest dam in the world in the middle of the Great Depression.

A no-holds-barred admiral steamrolls the Navy's top brass to build the world's first nuclear-powered submarine.

The college football arms race produces the largest stadium in America.

The engineering innovation and hard-fought compromises that created the jewel of New York.

The longest suspension bridge in the world has to be built over a treacherous stretch of water in brutal conditions.

Two legendary partners reinvent the skyscraper to build the tallest building on Earth.

Hucksters and con men compete to build the most thrilling rides for the original amusement park.

The bold design and bitter feuds behind the world's first glass skyscraper.