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Meet five inventive, courageous, and hardworking entrepreneurs, who led the charge during one of the most exciting eras in economic history. Levi Strauss, Henry E. Steinway, William E. Boeing, John Jacob Astor and Henry J. Heinz changed the way the world eats, dresses, plays and travels. They each left Germany hoping to find a better life in America and they succeeded beyond their wildest dreams. Relive the tragedies and the triumphs that made them millions while leaving a major imprint on American culture.

Country: Germany

Type: unscripted

Status: Ended

Language: German, English

Release Date: February 15, 2010

Also Known As: Pioneers Turned Millionaires, Pionniers et millionnairesVom Pionier zum Millionär, Из пионеров в миллионеры |  See more »

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Production Co: ARTE, Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

2010 | 5 Episodes

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