They Made America - DVD

This item is included in the following series/curriculum: WGBH Boston Specials

Grade Level: Junior High (7-9)-Adult
Subjects: History, Technology
Produced By: WGBH
Year: 2004
Country: United States
Language: English
Running Time: 4h

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From the introduction of the steamboat to the advent of on-line shopping, Americans have always been endlessly inventive and eminently practical. They Made America examines innovation in America through the stories of the resourceful men and women whose ideas and inventions have transformed the world. Based on author and journalist Harold Evans's book, They Made America also explores the political, social, economic, and environmental forces that make the United States an incubator for so much radical and far-reaching creativity. (4 hrs on 2 DVDs)

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