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The Food That Built America

Season 1 2019
TV-PG

  • 2019-08-12T01:00:00Z on History
  • 43m
  • 4h 15m (3 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary, History
The fascinating stories of the families behind the food that built America, those who used brains, muscle, blood, sweat and tears to get to America's heart through its stomach, those who invented new technologies and helped win wars.

3 episodes

Series Premiere

2019-08-12T01:00:00Z

1x01 Lines in the Sand

Series Premiere

1x01 Lines in the Sand

  • 2019-08-12T01:00:00Z1h 25m

In the wake of the Civil War, a revolution takes place on the backs of visionary entrepreneurs of industry like Heinz, Kellogg and Post; they push the limits of ingenuity to launch businesses that will revolutionize industry.

2019-08-13T01:00:00Z

1x02 Best Served Cold

1x02 Best Served Cold

  • 2019-08-13T01:00:00Z1h 25m

At the dawn of the 20th Century, a new breed of innovator rises up to expand American industry and push the limits of new technology. A trailblazer named Milton Hershey bets big on a revolutionary idea, and then a father and son duo named Mars start on a path to challenge the chocolate throne. Plus, the titans of food weather the storm of the First World War and push the boundaries of invention in the Roaring Twenties.

Season Finale

2019-08-14T01:00:00Z

1x03 The Spoils of War

Season Finale

1x03 The Spoils of War

  • 2019-08-14T01:00:00Z1h 25m

As the Great Depression hits, the titans of food push the envelope of innovation to feed a hungry nation. Then WWII sees competing industrial empires joining the war effort in a united front to fuel the forces fighting for freedom abroad. And in Post-War America, visionaries like Harland Sanders, the McDonald brothers and Ray Kroc battle to revolutionize the restaurant industry, and pave the way for the golden age of the American dream.

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