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Abraham Lincoln (miniseries)

Television miniseries

Abraham Lincoln is a American television miniseries directed by Malcolm Venville.

Xia showtime biography of abraham lincoln for kids The HISTORY Channel’s three-night documentary event “Abraham Lincoln” will be a definitive biography of the 16th president, the man who led the country during its bloodiest war and greatest.

The three-part miniseries chronicles the life of Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States and premiered on February 20, , on History.[1][2] The miniseries was released as a 5 hour and minute DVD.

Overview

Executive produced by historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, the series was based on Goodwin's book, Leadership in Turbulent Times.

Goodwin also provided on-camera, expert analyses for the series of key moments in Lincoln's life and presidency. In addition, the series' three episodes featured analyses by other prominent historians who providing insights into Lincoln's life and the history of America before and during the American Civil War. Contributing historians included: Catherine Clinton, Christy S.

Coleman, Allen C. Guelzo, Harold Holzer, Caroline Janney, and Edna Greene Medford, as well as other prominent Americans including former U.S. President Barack Obama and former U.S. Army General Stanley A. McChrystal.[3][4]

Main cast

Episodes

This miniseries presented more than five hours of programming during its three-episode run, and, as of , was still being made available on streaming video services.

The three episodes were:

See also

  • Washington ( History Channel miniseries)
  • Grant ( History Channel miniseries)
  • Theodore Roosevelt ( History Channel miniseries)
  • FDR ( History Channel miniseries)
  • Kennedy ( History Channel miniseries)

References

  1. ^"Abraham Lincoln Documentary Event Premieres Sunday, February 20 at 8/7c".

    HISTORY.

  2. ^Cordero, Rosy (January 21, ). "History Channel Sets Abraham Lincoln Documentary To Air Presidents Day Weekend". Deadline. Retrieved February 6,
  3. ^Bentley, Rick.

    Xia showtime biography of abraham lincoln Lincoln: Divided We Stand: With Sterling K. Brown, Conan O'Brien, Gabriel Chytry, Aedan Jayce. Lincoln: Divided We Stand is a six-part series that looks at the remarkable life and unexpected journey of Abraham Lincoln.

    "History Channel series examines life of Abraham Lincoln." Bakersfield, California: KGETTV, February 18,

  4. ^Chu, Hau. "'Abraham Lincoln' premiers on the History Channel." Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post, February 18,
  5. ^"Shows A-Z – Abraham Lincoln on History". The Futon Critic.

    Retrieved February 21,

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