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2) Lincoln
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
A revealing drama that focuses on the 16th president's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country, and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.
Publisher
HBO Documentary Films
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
It chronicles how five generations of one American family have shared the "glorious burden" of collecting, preserving and documenting a treasure trove of photographs, rare books and artifacts relating to Abraham Lincoln. In the years following the Civil War, Peter Kunhardt's ancestors, in particular, his great- grandfather, Frederick Hill Meserve, collected photographs that might have been lost forever.
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Presents the power struggle between President Lincoln and George McClellan and the events leading up to the Emancipation Proclamation ; showcases events that occurred prior, during, and after the assassination of President Lincoln ; presents the Confederacy's invasion of the North and the attack on Washington, D.C. in July 1864 ; discusses the life of Abraham Lincoln and his murderer, John Wilkes Booth ; documents the lives, uniforms, drills, and...
Publisher
Scholastic ; Distributed by New Video
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Celebrate Black history month and President's day with these videos: Lincoln and Douglass: an American friendship / by Nikki Giovanni ; ill. by Bryan Collier. The story of an unusual, historic friendship between two great American leaders; Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass; John, Paul, George & Ben / written and ill. by Lane Smith. A humorous and factual history of five lads who grew to become the founding fathers of our country; The journey...
10) Abraham Lincoln
Language
English
Description
A century ago, only one man stood in the way of the disintegration of the United States: Abraham Lincoln. This is the story of the first Republican president and how he helped preserve our country during the Civil War.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Views Lincoln's life, from his early days as a young woodsman to his election to the presidency in 1860. Includes his first love with Ann Rutledge, his marriage to Mary Todd, his early law practice, and his debates with Stephen Douglas.
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
At an isolated log cabin in the harsh wilderness of Indiana circa 1817, the rhythms of love, tragedy, and the daily hardships of life shaped the life of Abraham Lincoln. Using glorious cinematography to conjure an America where the land was raw, the film sheds new light on the formative years of the future president and the two women who molded him into one of the most revered men in American history.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[c2009]
Language
English
Description
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.
Publisher
Wonderscape Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
In 1861, the Civil War was a conflict that threatened to permanently divide the United States. Without President Abraham Lincoln's leadership, courage and determination to maintain the Union, our country may have ceased to exist. What was life like for an enslaved person in America? This program explores the daily life and customs of enslaved children and adults from Colonial Times through Emancipation.
17) Abraham Lincoln
Publisher
Miracle Pictures
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Dramatization of the life of Abraham Lincoln.
18) Lincoln
Publisher
[Distributed by] Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Reveals the political and personal struggles of President Lincoln as he guided the nation through the Civil War while confronting his own family tragedies.
Publisher
Inecom
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
It's September 17, 1862 and President Abraham Lincoln needs a victory in order to issue the Emancipation Proclamation and end slavery in the south. But Robert E. Lee has other plans - invade the North. When Lee's strategy falls into the hands of the Union army, the result is the bloodiest day in American history at the Battle of Antietam in Sharpsburg, Maryland.