America: The Story of Us

America: The Story of Us

540 mins | Documentary, History | Sept. 14, 2010

A six-night miniseries presenting the history of how the United States was invented, looking at the moments where Americans harnessed technology to advance human progress -- from the rigors of linking the continent by transcontinental railroad to triumphing over vertical space through the construction of steel-structured buildings. The series also is a story of conflict, with Native American peoples, slavery, the Revolutionary War that birthed the nation, the Civil War that divided it, and the great world war that shaped its future.

America: The Story of Us

540 mins | Documentary, History | Sept. 14, 2010

America: The Story of Us
A six-night miniseries presenting the history of how the United States was invented, looking at the moments where Americans harnessed technology to advance human progress -- from the rigors of linking the continent by transcontinental railroad to triumphing over vertical space through the construction of steel-structured buildings. The series also is a story of conflict, with Native American peoples, slavery, the Revolutionary War that birthed the nation, the Civil War that divided it, and the great world war that shaped its future.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers History Channel
Original title America: The Story of Us
Directors Andrew Chater, Clare Beavan, Jenny Ash, Renny Bartlett, Marion Milne, Nick Green
Writers Daniel Hall, Jenny Ash, Ed Fields

Cast

Liev Schreiber

as Himself - Narrator

Tom Brokaw

as Himself