Andrew Carnegie and the age of steel [videorecording] / Jupiter Entertainment ; the History Channel ; executive producer, Stephen Land ; writers, James Golway, John Mernit

Published: New York : A & E Home Video, 2002.
New York : Distributed in the U.S. by New Video Group.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Additional Creators: Land, Stephen, Golway, James F., Mernit, John, Chandler, Dan, Jupiter Entertainment, Inc, History Channel (Television network), A & E Home Video (Firm), and New Video Group

Availability

Finding items...

Summary

Expert interviews, period photos and rare footage chronicle the evolution of steel into the pre-eminent American industry. Carnegie built an empire so large that when he sold out to J.P. Morgan it created the first billion-dollar corporation in history. Industrial historians detail the technological developments that propelled steel into the future, and provided the raw material that powered the nation's economy.

Subject(s)

ISBN

0767070283

Related Titles

Empires of industry (Television program)

Note

Title from videodisc label.
Originally produced (c1996) for broadcast on the History Channel in the series "Empires of industry".

Creation/Production Credits Note

Director of photography, David McCauley ; music, Andrew Gross, Brian Langsbard, Tom Backus ; archive research, Alanna Tait, Bonnie Rowan.

Participant/Performer Note

Narrator, Dan Chandler.

Technical Details

DVD.

Terms of Use and Reproduction

Earth and Mineral Sciences: No public performance rights. Classroom instruction and home use permitted.

View MARC record | catkey: 2789868