America: The Story of Us - Season 1

America: The Story of Us - Season 1

Season 1

Network
Episodes12
Datesavr. 25, 2010 - mai 30, 2010

Episodes

Rebels
Season 1Episode 160 min

Rebels

From Jamestown to Plymouth, early settlers fight for survival. Tobacco sows the seeds of opportunity; the north becomes a powerhouse of trade. Tension, taxation and resistance explode into war as the rebels take on the might of the British Empire. Washington's army is near defeat, but new weapons and battle tactics turn the tide. Forged through revolution, a new nation is born.

avr. 25, 2010
Revolution
Season 1Episode 260 min

Revolution

A new nation is forged through the travails of a revolution against British rule.

avr. 25, 2010
Westward
Season 1Episode 360 min

Westward

Trailblazing pioneers set out to conquer the west, but find the land already claimed. Wagon trains meet hardship on the road to California's gold. The steamboat ushers in a new era of commerce, industry, and unprecedented wealth. In the south, cotton is king but slavery fuels a growing divide. Violence flares across the territories and the election of Lincoln is a harbinger of war.

mai 2, 2010
Division
Season 1Episode 460 min

Division

Commerce and industry thrive, while slavery fuels a growing divide. Violence flares as abolitionists stand up for freedom, and the election of Lincoln sets the stage for civil war.

mai 2, 2010
Civil War
Season 1Episode 560 min

Civil War

The Civil War rages. The formidable Confederate army cannot match the Union's mastery of technology; railroads, supply lines and the telegram become new weapons in a modern war. The Transcontinental Railroad unites the nation and transforms the Heartland. Farmers settle the continent; their cattle replace wild buffalo as king of the Plains. The Cowboy becomes a new American icon.

mai 9, 2010
Heartland
Season 1Episode 660 min

Heartland

The Transcontinental Railroad unites the nation and transforms the Heartland. Native American civilizations decline as farmers settle the continent. Cattle replace wild buffalo as king of the plains, and the cowboy becomes a new American icon.

mai 9, 2010
Cities
Season 1Episode 760 min

Cities

Americans conquer a new frontier: the modern city, with Carnegie's empire of steel as its backbone. Skyscrapers and the Statue of Liberty are symbols of the American Dream for millions of immigrants. The discovery of oil is a boom to industry; Henry Ford puts America on the road. Urban life introduces a new breed of social ills. Prohibition fuels the growth of organized crime.

mai 16, 2010
Boom
Season 1Episode 860 min

Boom

America strikes oil, and the boom time begins. When Henry Ford brings the motor car to the masses, the nation hits the road. Massive engineering projects modernize the West. Intended to cure vice, Prohibition fuels the growth of organized crime in burgeoning cities.

mai 16, 2010
Bust
Season 1Episode 960 min

Bust

Boom turns to bust when the stock market crashes. The Great Depression and the dust bowl blanket the nation in darkness. Roosevelt's New Deal signals recovery. Hope for the American future collides with world conflict; the attack on Pearl Harbor brings war. American innovation and manufacturing might invigorate the Allies in Europe. In the Pacific, the ultimate piece of technology ends the war; a new global superpower takes the stage.

mai 23, 2010
World War II
Season 1Episode 1060 min

World War II

The attack on Pearl Harbor brings America into World War. The war effort revitalizes the nation's economy. American innovation and manufacturing might invigorate the Allies in Europe and in the Pacific, the ultimate piece of technology ends the war; a new global superpower takes the stage.

mai 23, 2010
Superpower
Season 1Episode 1160 min

Superpower

America becomes a global superpower; the economy and population boom. In the jet age and the space age, pioneers conquer new frontiers and run headlong into Cold War. The Challenger disaster and 9/11 are tragedies that challenge the nation. From the television to the credit card and the personal computer, technology drives America into the 21st Century.

mai 30, 2010
Millennium
Season 1Episode 1260 min

Millennium

The Cold War is the first test for the new superpower. The Challenger disaster and 9/11 are tragedies that challenge the nation. From the television to the credit card and the personal computer, technology drives America into the 21st Century.

mai 30, 2010

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