The Men Who Built America
Episode: 2
This episode starts with Andrew Carnegie mourning over Tom Scott’s death. Scott was Carnegie’s boss and one of the most influential person he knew.. He believes that Rockefeller, his rivalry, is the cause of Scott’s death. Carnegie must build a bridge connecting the Mississippi River to allow trains to transport goods across to the West. Scott tells Carnegie to hire James Eads because he’s “cheap and a genius.” It flashes back to the future and we see Carnegie and Eads working together to find a solution to how to build the bridge. There seem to be many issues but Carnegie believes “nothing impossible.” As he’s walking through the streets he sees a blacksmith making a piece of steel. It then occurs to him that he can build the
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In the next few years their profit double and Frick is made the chairman of Carnegie’s company. This isn't enough for Frick, so to show of his wealth he creates a members only club, The South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club. Near this is South Fork dam, and it breaks due to the poor structure. It killed a lot of people and they blame the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club because they made them lower the dam. They don't take the responsibility for it or even consider it their fault but Carnegie differs. He helps them by donating millions of dollars to rebuild Johnstown. With Rockefeller oil company growing, Carnegie tries to help a troublesome steel mill and make it the largest. One problem with this is that to make profit they would have to cut wages and labor. Carnegie turns to Frick to help resolve the problem while he goes to Scotland. With Frick in charge, workers are undermined and they start a strike. Frick takes it as a challenge and hires merchants to settle the dispute. This leds in nine dead and several injured. A group called, The Anarchist, inquire righteousness and try to assassinate Frick but fail and that's how the episode ends. Andrew Carnegie was