Features

Behind the scenes video footage; Printable materials for educators; Scene selection; Access to the They Made America Web Site; Closed captions; Described video for the visually impaired

Scene Index

Side #1 -- Disc 1
1. Introduction [3:47]
2. Ted Turner: 24-Hour News [26:11]
3. Russell Simmons: Cross-Marketing Culture [24:04]
4. Credits [2:35]
1. Introduction [3:37]
2. John Fitch: The First Steamboat [13:08]
3. Robert Fulton: Steamboat Services [10:25]
4. Lewis Tappan: Credit Reporting System [9:41]
5. Samuel Colt: A Mass Market [16:02]
6. Credits [2:36]
Side #2 -- Disc 2
1. Introduction [2:53]
2. A. P. Giannini: Branch Banking [20:09]
3. Samuel Insull: Cheap Electricity [17:26]
4. Ida Rosenthal: Brassiere Tycoon [13:39]
5. Credits [2:35]
1. Introduction [3:43]
2. Ruth Handler: Marketing Toys [17:07]
3. Juan Trippe: The Jet Age [15:40]
4. Tom Watson Jr.: Advanced Business Machines [17:08]
5. Credits [2:36]