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- Status: Returning Series
- First Aired: June 25, 2001
- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 10
- Genres: Documentary
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Empires of Industry(2001)
Overview
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.
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10 episodes • 2001
Season 1
10 episodes • 2001
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cola Wars | Jun 25, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Wildcatters | Jul 2, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Battle for the Skies | Jul 9, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The DuPont Dynasty | Jul 16, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Andrew Carnegie and the Age of Steel | Jul 23, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 6 | J. Pierpont Morgan: Emperor of Wall Street | Jul 30, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Kellogg Brothers: Cornflake Kings | Aug 6, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Black Gold: The Story of Oil | Aug 13, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Brewed in America | Aug 20, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 10 | War Planes of World War II | Aug 27, 2001 | 0.0 |
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