Empires of Industry — Season 1, Episode 4: The DuPont Dynasty
Documentary • 30 min • 3 seasons, 12 episodes
Episode synopsis
The history of the Du Pont family is chronicled from their beginnings as gunpowder manufacturers at the turn of the 19th century, when it was founded by French immigrant E.I. du Pont. Included: interviews with descendants; and historians.
About Empires of Industry
Chronicling the trades and commodities that made America an industrial power: coal, shipbuilding, brewing, textiles and steel. Also: profiles of magnates such as Andrew Carnegie and Henry Kaiser.