American Experience
Season 13 Episode 3 - Secrets of a Master Builder
6.9 ?
1988
Documentary
Charting the life on the Mississippi of James B. Eads (1820-1887), "one of the greatest engineering geniuses of all time," says narrator David McCullough. Eads designed, built and financed ironclad river gunships in the Civil War (helping the Union win it, some say), the first steel bridge over the Mississippi, and sandbar-busting jetties at the mouth of the Mississippi that helped ensure the economic viability of New Orleans and the river itself.
Episodes in Season 13
1
The Rockefellers (1)
55 min
2
The Rockefellers (2)
55 min
3
Secrets of a Master Builder
55 min
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4
Return with Honor
55 min
5
Streamliners: America's Last Trains
55 min
6
Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind
55 min
7
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part I
55 min
8
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part II
55 min
9
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part III
55 min
10
Scottsboro: An American Tragedy
55 min
11
Fatal Flood
55 min
12
Stephen Foster
55 min
