Name: America: The Story of Us
Released: 2010-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Danny Webb, Liev Schreiber

TV Show · Documentary · History

A riveting account of how America was invented, America The Story of Us focuses on the people, ideas and events that built our nation, covering 400 years of American history in the most extensive and in-depth television series ever produced by History.

2010 · 43m

Starring Danny Webb, Liev Schreiber

Director Marion Milne

EPISODE 1

Rebels

Early settlers fight for survival; Southern tobacco; the North becomes a powerhouse of trade; tension and taxation explode into revolution.

43m
EPISODE 2

Revolution

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

44m
EPISODE 3

Westward

Pioneers head west, but find the land is already claimed; California gold rush; the steamboat ushers in a new era of commerce.

44m
EPISODE 4

Division

Slavery divides the nation; Abraham Lincoln's election as president is a harbinger of Civil War.

43m
EPISODE 5

Civil War

As the Civil War rages, the Confederacy's army proves to be formidable, but it can't match Union industry and resources.

44m
EPISODE 6

Heartland

The Transcontinental Railroad transforms the heartland and unites the nation; the cowboy becomes an American icon.

40m