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

TV Show · Documentary · History

From wagon trains crossing the untamed frontier to man's first steps on the moon, this History Channel series offers a compelling look at the people, inventions and events that helped forge the United States of America. Peppered with re-enactments that include CGI footage and archived news film, the series also offers thoughts on what it means to be an American from celebrities such as Meryl Streep, Michael Douglas, Buzz Aldrin, Colin Powell, Donald Trump, Tom Brokaw, John Legend, Melissa Etheridge, Brian Williams and others.

2010 · 43m

Starring Danny Webb, Liev Schreiber

Director Marion Milne

EPISODE 1

Rebels

Washington's army is near defeat, but new weapons and battle tactics turn the tide. Forged through revolution, a new nation is born.
EPISODE 2

Revolution

Documentary examining how, against all odds, the American colonies defeated the might of the British empire, forging a new and independent nation through revolution.
EPISODE 3

Westward

Documentary examining how trailblazing pioneers set out to conquer the vast continent west of the mountains and how the steamboat ushered in a new era on the Mississippi.
EPISODE 4

Division

Two different Americas, united in prosperity, but divided by culture, face each other across a growing gulf. The issue is slavery.
EPISODE 5

Civil War

The Union's mastery of railroads, supply lines and telegrams proved critical in their victory over the Confederacy, compounded in 1864 by Sherman's March to the Sea.
EPISODE 6

Heartland

Native American civilisations decline as farmers settle on the continent; The Transcontinental Railroad unites the nation; and the cowboy becomes the new American icon.

Lincoln’s Dilemma
The Men Who Built America
Washington
American Experience
Muhammad Ali
Mark Twain
Ken Burns: The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Ken Burns: America
The Civil War

Danny Webb

Narrator
Liev Schreiber

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Marion Milne

Director
Jane Root

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Nancy Dubuc

Producer
Julian P. Hobbs

Producer
David McKillop

Producer
Nick Green

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America: The Story of the US

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From wagon trains crossing the untamed frontier to man's first steps on the moon, this History Channel series offers a compelling look at the people, inventions and events that helped forge the United States of America. Peppered with re-enactments that include CGI footage and archived news film, the series also offers thoughts on what it means to be an American from celebrities such as Meryl Streep, Michael Douglas, Buzz Aldrin, Colin Powell, Donald Trump, Tom Brokaw, John Legend, Melissa Etheridge, Brian Williams and others.

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