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The compelling story of James J. Hill and the Great Northern Railway.
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S1, EP4 "The Empire Builder: James J. Hill and the Great Northern Railway"
Hill initiates trade with Asia, transforming Seattle into a major port city; Hill faces Harriman in the Last Great Railroad War; Louis Hill develops Glacier National Park; Hill speaks about the environment and lobbies for war loans to allies.
S1, EP3 "The Empire Builder: James J. Hill and the Great Northern Railway"
James J. Hill faces a railroad strike and union president Eugene Debs; with J.P. Morgan's help, he adds the Northern Pacific to his empire; President Theodore Roosevelt aims to curtail Hill's power.
S1, EP2 "The Empire Builder: James J. Hill and the Great Northern Railway"
James J. Hill decides to build a railway westward, despite transcontinentals to the north and south; to get there, he must cross two mountain ranges and lay hundreds of miles of track.
S1, EP1 "The Empire Builder: James J. Hill and the Great Northern Railway"
At age 17, James J. Hill leaves Canada and settles in St. Paul, Minn., in 1856; over the next 20 years, he immerses himself in the Mississippi River trade.
