"THE MEN WHO BUILT AMERICA" is the story of this landmark transition. America wasn't discovered, it was built. The series uncovers the rise of modern America by examining the men, who through their drive, ambition, and business savvy, created the great industries of our time. They transformed every industry they touched: oil, rail, steel, shipping, automobiles, and finance. In the process their names - Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Astor, Ford and Morgan - became synonymous with the America