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1 streaming video file (90 min.) : sound, color |
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Abraham Lincoln's Humble Beginnings (2:59) -- Lincoln's Passion for Knowledge (2:01) -- Lincoln the Storyteller (2:42) -- Lincoln Questions Slavery (3:57) -- Lincoln in Springfield (5:14) -- "Honest Abe" (2:05) -- Inside Lincoln's Marriage to Mary Todd (2:46) -- Lincoln Battles Depression (4:14) -- Northerners Oppose the Expansion of Slavery (3:04) -- "Bleeding Kansas" (4:18) -- Abraham Lincoln Considers the Presidency (2:40) -- Lincoln Wins the Presidency in 1860. Slave States Fear Reform (4:40) -- Confederate States of America are Formed (2:50) -- The Civil War Begins (2:30) -- General George B. McClellan Commands the Union Army (2:59) -- White House Life During Civil War (2:39) -- War and Death Collide In the Lincoln Family (3:03) -- Emancipation Proclamation (5:31) -- Lincoln Turns to Black Soldiers (2:51) -- Gettysburg Address (3:59) -- Lincoln's Popularity Struggles (4:26) -- The 13th Amendment to the Constitution (4:27) -- President Lincoln's Dream (2:41) -- Abraham Lincoln Assassinated (3:49) -- National Response to Lincoln's Death (4:33) |
| Summary |
This episode of Biography tells the complete story of Abraham Lincoln, from the rustic childhood that forged his beliefs to the tough campaign that made him president |
| Notes |
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on November 12, 2010 |
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Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware |
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Title from distributor's description |
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10 & up |
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Closed-captioned |
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. fast (OCoLC)fst00030184 |
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Politicians.
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
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Religious leaders.
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politicians.
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Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
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Politicians.
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Presidents.
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Religious leaders.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140205
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United States.
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Educational films
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Internet videos
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Biographies.
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Educational films.
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History.
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Internet videos.
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Educational films.
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Internet videos.
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Films éducatifs.
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Vidéos sur Internet.
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Streaming video
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Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
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Infobase.
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