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Abraham and Mary Lincoln a house divided

Abraham and Mary Lincoln a house divided

DVD 2014

The miniseries weaves together the troubled lives of a dirt-farmer's son and a wealthy Southern slave-owner's daughter. Together, Abraham and Mary Lincoln ascended to the pinnacle of power at the most difficult time in the nation's history, the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln's legacy as the Great Emancipator reshaped the nation while his tragic death left Mary reclusive and forgotten.

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Explore Topics & Themes:
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882
Presidents United States Biography
Presidents' spouses United States Biography
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ISBN:
9781627891141
Description:
3 videodiscs (approximately 6 hr.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in
digital optical
video file DVD video region 1
polychrome
NTSC
Other Title:
American experience (Television program)
Notes:
Title from container
Special features: Interviews with producer David Grubin and cinematographer James Callanan
Cinematography, James Callanan ; editor, Tom Haneke, Deborah Peretz, Seth Bomse ; music, Michael Bacon
Narrator, David McCullough ; voice of Abraham Lincoln, David Morse ; voice of Mary Lincoln, Holly Hunter
Originally broadcast by PBS in three parts, Feb. 19-21, 2001
DVD, region 1, NTSC ; widescreen presentation
English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing
Control Number:
1689285
UPC:
841887022439
Other Authors:
David Grubin Productions, production company
Grubin, David, television producer, television director, screenwriter
Hunter, Holly, 1958- voice actor
McCullough, David G., narrator
Morse, David, 1953- voice actor
PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Ward, Geoffrey C., screenwriter
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