A History of America โ Season 1, Episode 14: Industrial Supremacy
Family โข 26 min โข 1 season, 26 episodes
Episode synopsis
Steel and stockyards are the mighty engine of industrialism thunders forward at the end of the 19th century. Miller continues the story of the American Industrial Revolution in New York and Chicago, looking at the lives of Andrew Carnegie, Gustavus Swift, and the countless workers in the packinghouse and on the factory floor.
About A History of America
In this 26-part series, prominent historians present Americaโs story as something that must be presented and debated from a variety of perspectives in order to be truly understood. Their thought-provoking debates and lectures โ using first-person narratives, photos, film footage, and documents โ will pique studentsโ interest and encourage them to think critically about the forces that have shaped America.