Empires of Industry

2001

Chronicling the trades and commodities that made America an industrial power: coal, shipbuilding, brewing, textiles and steel. Also: profiles of magnates such as Andrew Carnegie and Henry Kaiser.

Seasons & Episodes

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Empires of Industry

The Cola Wars

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War Planes of World War II

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Empires of Industry

Wildcatters

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Battle for the Skies

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The DuPont Dynasty

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Andrew Carnegie and the Age of Steel

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J. Pierpont Morgan: Emperor of Wall Street

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The Kellogg Brothers: Cornflake Kings

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Black Gold: The Story of Oil

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Empires of Industry

Brewed in America