American Built

Big risks, high stakes, and bad luck: how they built (and saved) the oldest park in the majors.

One man's larger-than-life idea; how an army of carvers managed to "face" the nation.

When America needed it most, Ford Motors built the largest factory on Earth in less than a year.

How the only vehicle to land on another world was built.

How 17 miles of bridges and tunnels were built.

Taking a look at the battle of the bulb and the war that followed.

Learning how the US built boats that took back the skies.

Divine inspiration in a devilish location; examining how a group of believers built a structure.

Entrepreneurs face off against a corrupt political machine; examining how they built one of the world's largest public transit systems.

Steel, spikes and ties bind America during the breathtaking race to build across the continent.

The audacious engineering that literally turned the tide; how engineers made the Chicago river run backward.

A look at how a rock road was built from New York to San Francisco.

An epic natural disaster, the race to protect New Orleans, and the building of the nearly 2-mile Lake Borgne Surge Barrier.