Everything which has made America bountiful and powerful is a product of forces which date back billions of years. How have earths ancient forces made America what it is today* How did they create the gold that set California on a course to become the richest state in the Union, and how did vast sheets of ice enable Kansas to produce enough wheat to give six loaves of bread a year to every single person on earth* Using an array of dazzling visual effects, we connect past and present, showing how ancient geology has shaped modern America and its people.