The Empire Builder: James J. Hill and The Great Northern Railway

Season 1 Episode 3: Episode Three

Hill faces striking workers and American Railway Union President Eugene Debs. Hill recruits JP Morgan to add the Northern Pacific to his empire. A fight for control of the Northern Pacific pits Hill against railroad tycoon E. H. Harriman in an epic stock battle that sends Wall Street into a tailspin. A young President, Theodore Roosevelt, seeks to curtail Hill's power.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

4

Cast:

Clay Jenkinson, Sam A. Mowry

Quality:

HD

Duration:

58 min

First Air:

2022

Rating:

7.0