
America: The Story of Us
History · Documentary
Overview
A six-night miniseries presenting the history of how the United States was invented, looking at the moments where Americans harnessed technology to advance human progress -- from the rigors of linking the continent by transcontinental railroad to triumphing over vertical space through the construction of steel-structured buildings. The series also is a story of conflict, with Native American peoples, slavery, the Revolutionary War that birthed the nation, the Civil War that divided it, and the great world war that shaped its future.
Top Cast


Liev Schreiber
Liev Schreiber
Himself - Narrator
Liev Schreiber
Himself - Narrator


Tom Brokaw
Tom Brokaw
Himself
Tom Brokaw
Himself


Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
Herself
Meryl Streep
Herself
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