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"The Men Who Built America" DVD by The History Channel!

Item Number
265
Estimated Value
30 USD
Sold
20 USD to Lindi
Number of Bids
3  -  Bid History

Item Description

Six hours of history from The History Channel! A great perspective on a historic time with many five star reviews. This is part of our 2017 "Celebrate America" and a great addition to your library and to share with family and friends. 

Reviews:

The Men Who Built Modern America (1865-1911)
ByTerry Jennrich on December 13, 2015
 
"I loved viewing this tape. It was both informative and entertaining. It tells the story of how Mr. Vanderbilt knitted together a railway system for the North east, then Rockefeller manufactured the quality safe kind of kerosene oil used in lamps which ordinary citizens used to light the nation from coast to coast; then adds Mr. Carnegie who's steel girders improved bridges, railroads, and then built skyscrapers in all the big cities across America, to Mr. Morgan who bought out Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse, Tesla's patents on electricity, and used Edison's electric light bulbs and power generating equipment to literally light up america from coast to coast replacing the kerosene lamps.
Morgan bought out Carnegie steel to merge other smaller steel companies into U.S. Steel and he created General Electric and finally personally intervened to safe the U.S. Banking system twice: 1893 and 1907.
Finally, Mr. Ford comes along to re create the business model upon which most factories are based to this day. Ford also modified the negative business practices used by Rockefeller and Carnegie when he paid Ford workers a living wage and provided relatively safe working conditions for them and defeated in court the monopoly which tried to stop him from making his model T car.
The nation owes these five men who built modern America ( 1865 to 1911) much. Some liberal historians term them "Robber barons." But that is a false smear on their reputations. Their actions collectively improved the daily living standards of a majority of American citizens and led to the creation of the "middle class." There are cameo appearances by Donald Trump and Carly Fiorina.
I urge every member of Congress, state legislator, governor, mayor and voting citizen to view this tape in order to appreciate where we came from."
 
 By Mary O. on December 9, 2016
 
Wonderful series about the men who built America and the industrial revolution in America (unfortunately on the backs of the laborers). Growing up in Pittsburgh, this series was so relevant. I was disgusted in Henry Frick and what he did for power and riches. The Johnston flood was devastating . These men changed our lives in so many good ways but the power and riches they sought should be a warning for today. Wow history does repeat it self or hopefully not with our new president."