How America Works - Season 2
Season 2
Episodes
Law Enforcement
Cameras follow the men and women of the Wilmington Police Department as they struggle to keep a lid on crime during the busy holiday season.
Beef
Cowboys and girls at Bergen Ranch work double-time to keep their operation running during their busiest of days... Branding day.
Corn
With this year's Super Bowl just around the corner, corn processors are working overtime to create the raw product from which our country's mainstay snacks are made.
Aluminum
Aluminum has never been in higher demand, forcing the employees at Logan Aluminum to work 24/7 to smelt recycled cans into one of America's most preeminent metals.
Textiles
Fabric makers at the American Woolen Company race to fill a last-minute order of the commodity that clothes our country.
Heavy Machinery
Building the machines that build America is no small feat, especially for a PA plant that's trying to churn out 10 brand new wheel loaders in time for construction season.
Navy
Sugar
An unseasonable frost has decimated the crops of one of our largest sugar manufacturers. Leaving them with just a single day to harvest, mill, and refine 2,000 tons of product.
Brick
The literal foundation of our society, bricks are as important to life as we know it as they've ever been. And despite an overwhelming stack of back-orders, one company still makes them by hand.
Paper
From raw lumber to finished rolls, cameras follow as our leading paper producers race to keep the nation well supplied with this all-important product.
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