Building America

Chronicles the history, design, and building of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri.

A history of the Brooklyn Bridge with an emphasis on the basic architecture, engineering, and mechanical procedures of construction.

Discusses the role of rivers and other waterways in the settlement of America, and looks at how increased use of water routes led to the building of canals.

Provides descriptions, photographs, and illustrations of the different types of homes built by European colonists as they arrived in America and headed into the interior.

Provides information about the different types of forts built in the colonies and on the frontier in the early days of American settlement, and looks at how they were used during and after the American Revolution.

Looks at the different types of mills used by people in the colonies and on the frontier to grind grain, saw logs into lumber, and create power to ease the work of farming and other tasks, and provides information about the men who specialized in building mills.

Examines the history of farming in America, looking at various aspects of the early American farm, and discusses the role of farming in the development of the country.

Chronicles the making of Mt. Rushmore from its first planning to being a present-day tourist landmark.

Chronicles the building of the Golden Gate Bridge from the planning stages to its completion fourteen years later.

Chronicles the building of the Hoover Dam from its early planning stages to the present.