The Mega-Brands That Built America · SEASON 1

Dirty Work

Episode 4 · 2023-08-13

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Episode overview

In the 1800s, when Americans barely bathed and deadly diseases were commonplace, James Gamble and Harley Procter invent a new soap that revolutionizes America and opens up a market to entrepreneurs. This includes King Gillette and Jacob Schick whose bitter rivalry will birth the billion-dollar shaving industry as we know it, and changing Americans daily lives forever.

42 minutes

Season 1 episodes

1. Battle of the Superstores2023-07-23 2. The World Delivered2023-07-30 3. A Whole New Ballgame2023-08-06 4. Dirty Work2023-08-13