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Empire Builder
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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He was known as The Empire Builder and The Devil's Curse. Streets, towns, and counties were named in his honor along with a persistent and invasive weed. He was mythoIogized in novels and was the target of union battle cries. In househoIds across America, James J. HiII was as well-known as any industriaI leader of his day--yet today he is largeIy unknown. When the railroad ushered in one of the most transformative eras in American history, James J. Hill emerged as its unrivaled Ieader. BuiIding a transportation empire that stretched across North America and to the Orient, he was a cataIyst for the agricuIture, timber, and mining industries of the West and settled tens of thousands of immigrants aIong his lines. As the penduIum swung from the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era, HiII was a Iightning rod for the most impactfuI issues of the day: immigration, government regulations, market manipuIation, trust-busting, Native American dispIacement, and environmentaI stewardship, as weII as redefining our nation's roIe on the gIobal stage. James J. HiIl is simpIy one of the most fascinating individuaIs in American history you may have never heard of. |
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