Mankind: The Story of All of Us Pioneers (Season 1, Episode 9)
TV-14
TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary, History

Mankind: The Story of All of Us

Pioneers (Season 1, Episode 9)

TV-14

TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary, History

Mankind embarks on a new age of exploration and tames the wilderness. In North America, Siberia and Australia ancient traditions are swept away in the name of commerce and science.

Director

Virginia Quinn

Writer

Ed Fields (contributing writer)

Producer

David Wicht (producer: Film Afrika)

Composer

Tom Howe

Editor

Gustavo Lostri (senior editor)

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Updated Dec 11, 2012

Release date

Dec 11, 2012 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Josh Brolin Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	No Country for Old Men (2007)
Sam Sheridan Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	Warrior (2011)
John Shea Self - Stony Brook University Self - Stony Brook University See fewer	Nova (1974)
Theodore Van Alst Self - Native American Cultural Center, Yale University (as Dr. Theodore Van Alst) Self - Native American Cultural Center, Yale University (as Dr. Theodore Van Alst) See fewer	Spirits (II) (2016)
Eric Jay Dolin Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	Violent Earth (2024)
George Wunderlich Self - National Museum of Civil War Medicine Self - National Museum of Civil War Medicine See fewer	Mercy Street (2016)
Richard Machowicz Self - Military Expert & Former Navy Seal (as Richard 'Mack' Machowicz) Self - Military Expert & Former Navy Seal (as Richard 'Mack' Machowicz) See fewer	Gamer (2009)
James Meigs Self - Editor-in-Chief, Popular Mechanics Self - Editor-in-Chief, Popular Mechanics See fewer	Popular Mechanics: Saturday Mechanic (2012)
Sylvester James Gates Jr. Self - University of Maryland (as Prof. S. James Gates Jr.) Self - University of Maryland (as Prof. S. James Gates Jr.) See fewer	American Experience (1988)
Sabine Hyland Self - St. Norbert College (as Dr. Sabine Hyland) Self - St. Norbert College (as Dr. Sabine Hyland) See fewer	The UnXplained (2019)
Brian Williams Self - NBC Nightly News Self - NBC Nightly News See fewer	Election Night Live with Brian Williams (2024)
H.W. Brands Self - University of Texas (as Prof. H. W. Brands) Self - University of Texas (as Prof. H. W. Brands) See fewer	The Titans That Built America (2021)
Mark Frauenfelder Self - Editor-in-Chief, MAKE Self - Editor-in-Chief, MAKE See fewer	The Immortal Augustus Gladstone (2013)
Alberto Camarillo Self - Stanford University (as Prof. Al Camarillo) Self - Stanford University (as Prof. Al Camarillo) See fewer	California and the American Dream (2005)