Title:
Looking for Lincoln
ISBN:
9780793670345
Publication Information:
[United States] : PBS Home Video, [c2009]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally produced in 2009.
Contents:
The legend and the real man -- A young lawyer with a gloomy temperament -- A white supremacist? -- The national stage -- Lincoln's legacy -- The Civil War -- A controversial president -- Emancipation -- Four score and seven years ago-- -- Lincoln's assassination.
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Summary:
In light of the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth, this documentary focuses on many of the controversial aspects of Lincoln's life--race, equality, religion, politics and depression. Interviews re-enactors, relic hunters, authors, scholars and Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to gain perspectives on Lincoln's life and thoughts.
System Details:
DVD, REGION 1; WIDESCREEN (ENHANCED); STEREO.
Language Note:
CLOSED-CAPTIONED.
