Rockefeller, Ford, Vanderbilt, Dupont, Kennedy, Bush. Their names are forever etched in American history and the nation's psyche. These dynastic families have become some of the richest and most powerful people in the world. They have created new industries and technologies that to most of us would have seemed unimaginable.

Harley Davison, Johnson & Johnson, Anheuser Busch, Mars, and Carnegie. Through a dynamic combination of dramatic re-creations, expert commentary, and historical archive, American Dynasty : Season 2 provides a front row seat to the dramatic, dynamic, real-life struggles of these elite families who helped define America's rise to prominence.