How the World Made America: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This HISTORY produced documentary tells the story of America and the people who made it what is today. The series chronicles the immigration patterns of ethnic groups to the United States through the telling of historical events including the Dutch Fur Trade, the creation of the postage stamp by Irish immigrants, the California Gold Rush, Germans coming to the aid of the Union Army in vast numbers during the Civil War, the Great Migration of African-Americans to the North and West, and the building of the Transcontinental Railroad which reduced America's East to West travel time from six months to one week. Anchored by interviews with descendants of ancestors whose stories are featured throughout the series and featuring geographical imagery that showcases the history of how America was populated, How the World Made America uncovers the great forces that set mankind in motion.

Series details

• Title: How the World Made America
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2017-08-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-08-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: History
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: History Channel
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 90 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 31419

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-08-20; final listed air date 2017-08-27.

Source and licence

Adapted from How the World Made America on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.