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Ameireaga air Film/America in Colour

Series 1

Episode 7

Duration: 47 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ALBALatest broadcast: on BBC ALBA

Airson a’ chiad phàirt dhen 20mh linn, bha Ameireaga air thoiseach san t-saoghal a thaobh ùr-ghnàthachadh gnìomhachais. Bha an nàisean a’ gabhail ri atharrachaidhean a thaobh teicneòlais a bha dol a thoirt buaidh air an dòigh-beatha aca gu sìorraidh. A’ tòiseachadh leis an ‘Indy 500’ ann an 1911’, tha sinn a’ faicinn mar a thug trì teaghlaichean buaidh air leasachaidhean ann an gnìomhachasan na dùthcha thairis air 70 bliadhna. Tha Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone agus Thomas Edison a’ cosnadh cliù dhaibh pèin air feadh an t-saoghail agus iad air an ainmeachadh mar Fuamhairean Gnìomhachais. Seo an sgeulachd aca air innse ann an dath airson a’ chiad uair.

For the first half of the 20th century America lead the world in industrial innovation. The nation was embracing a technological revolution that changed its way of life forever. Beginning at the inaugural Indy 500 in 1911, we see how the lives and businesses of three families interwove over 70 years, driving America’s industrial transformation.

Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone and Thomas Edison become international celebrities and America’s Titans of Industry. This is their story, seen in colour for the first time. Show less

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