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Title:
The Roosevelts : an intimate history / a film by Ken Burns ; a production of Florentine Films and WETA ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced by Paul Barnes, Pam Tubridy Baucom, Ken Burns.
Author:
Burns, Ken, 1953- television producer, television director.

Coyote, Peter, narrator.

Giamatti, Paul, voice actor.

Streep, Meryl, voice actor.

Goodwin, Doris Kearns, participant.

McCullough, David G., participant.

Ward, Geoffrey C., participant.

Florentine Films, production company.

WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), production company.

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), broadcaster.

PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor.
Publication Information:
[Alexandria, VA] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2014]
Call Number:
E757.3 .R667 2014 EPIS1-3
Abstract:
Profiles Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time in a major documentary television series that their individual stories have been interwoven into a single narrative. This seven-part, 14 hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore's birth in 1858 to Eleanor's death in 1962. Over the course of these years, Theodore would become the 26th President of the United States and his beloved niece, Eleanor, would marry his fifth cousin, Franklin, who became the 32nd President of the United States. Together, these three individuals not only redefined the relationship Americans had with their government and with each other, but also redefined the role of the United States within the wider world. The series encompasses the history the Roosevelts helped to shape: the creation of the National Parks, the digging of the Panama Canal, the passage of innovative New Deal programs, the defeat of Hitler, and the postwar struggles for civil rights at home and human rights abroad. It is also an intimate human story about love, betrayal, family loyalty, personal courage, and the conquest of fear.
ISBN:
9781627890502
Physical Description:
7 videodiscs (approximately 840 minutes) : sound, color with black & white segments ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally broadcast on television by PBS as an episodes of the television program in 2014.

Language options taken from DVD menu and may differ slightly from container packaging.

Companion book: The Roosevelts : an intimate history / Geoffrey C. Ward ; based on a documentary film by Ken Burns ; with a preface by Ken Burns ; picture research by Susanna Steisel ; design by Maggie Hinders. First edition. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.

Special features: 13 bonus videos; Making of Roosevelts; Deleted scenes with an introduction by Ken Burns.
Contents:
Get action (1858-1901) -- In the arena (1901-1910) -- The fire of life (1910-1919) -- The storm (1920-1933) -- The rising road (1933-1939) -- The common cause (1939-1944) -- A strong and active faith (1944-1962).
Reading Level:
[Not rated]
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