America-Story of Us (Region 1 Import DVD)

A riveting adventure of how America was invented; AMERICA THE STORY OF US focuses on the people; ideas and events that built our nation; covering 400 years of American history in the most extensive and in-depth television series ever produced by HISTORY. From the rigors of linking the continent by wagon trails to the transcontinental railway; the engineering of steel-structured buildings; to landing on the moon; this epic 12-part series is a grand cinematic vision of how this country was built. AMERICA THE STORY OF US brings this story to life firsthand through patriots; frontiersmen; slaves; abolitionists; Native Americans; pioneers; immigrants; entrepreneurs and inventors. From the revolutionary war that birthed the nation to the civil war that divided it; and to the making of the modern world; AMERICA THE STORY OF US is an epic; dramatic; heartbreaking and triumphant journey that reminds us that American history truly belongs to we; the people.. Sharing their thoughts on the building of America; and what it means to be an American; are a world-class group of individuals including Tom Brokaw; Michael Douglas; Meryl Streep; Buzz Aldrin; Colin Powell; Donald Trump; John Legend; Melissa Etheridge; Brian Williams and more.

DISC 1 (Episodes 1-4): Rebels / Revolution / Westward / Division / bonus
DISC 2 (Episodes 5-8): Civil War / Heartland / Cities / Boom / bonus
DISC 3 (Episodes 9-12): Bust / WWII / Superpower / Millennium