Makers Of The American Century

Using the lives of 26 Americans, from Teddy Roosevelt to Henry Ford, Babe Ruth to Duke Ellington, Lucky Luciano to Martin Luther King, Martin Walker tells the history of the country that came to dominate the twentieth century. A remarkable and innovative tour de force, a thrilling portrait of the many through the lives of the few, 'Makers Of The American Century' shows us the highs and the lows of a fascinating nation.