Title:
Abraham Lincoln, trial by fire
Author:
Spiegel, Ed. (Edward), 1922-
Publication Information:
[Golden Valley, Minnesota] : Mill Creek Entertainment, [2012]
©2012.
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (8 hrs, 47 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:
Five documentaries, employing re-enactments and historical photographs, and two feature films explore the life and times of Abraham Lincoln or the Civil War.
Lincoln, trial by fire: Lincoln, facing the crisis of a divided nation, was forced to turn for help to General George McClellan, who supported Southern positions on slavery and states' rights. The conflict between Lincoln and McClellan was intense from the start and before their uneasy partnership ended it became one of the strangest stories in American history.
They've killed President Lincoln: Matthew Brady photographs and processed contemporary footage depict the historical circumstances in which Lincoln was assassinated in 1865.
No retreat from destiny: the true story of the Confederacy's last great invasion of the north, in July 1864, the subsequent attack on Washington, D.C. that almost brought the northern war effort to its knees, and how the invasion was stopped at the Battle of Monocacy.
Lincoln's last night: This two-part docu-drama tells the story of Abraham Lincoln and his murderer John Wilkes Booth.
Fired by liberty: a live-action documentary on the lives and stories of African-American soldiers who fought during the Civil War, both the United States Colored Troops for the Union and the rarely discussed Blacks who fought for the Confederacy.
General Note:
Title from container.
The documentaries originally broadcast 1971-2012. Bonus feature films originally released in 1930 (D.W. Griffith's Abraham Lincoln) and 1955 (Yellowneck).
Language:
English
Contents:
Lincoln, trial by fire / Warner Bros. Pictures ; produced in association with the editors of American Heritage ; a David L. Wolper production ; produced and directed by Ed Spiegel ; written by Ted Strauss (50 min.) -- They've killed President Lincoln / Wolper production ; producer-director, Robert Guenette ; writers, Robert Guenette, Theodore H. Strauss (50 min.) -- No retreat from destiny : the battle that rescued Washington / Historical Entertainment ; Lionheart Filmworks ; a Russell E. Richards, Jr. production ; a Kevin R. Hershberger picture (106 min.) -- Lincoln's last night / a film by Wilfried Hauke ; a Vidicom production (105 min.) -- Fired by liberty : Black soldiers of the Civil War / directed, edited & produced by Kevin R. Hershberger ; written by Baron Blakley ; Lionheart Filmworks.
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Added Title:
Lincoln, trial by fire.
They've killed President Lincoln.
No retreat from destiny.
Lincoln's last night.
Fired by liberty.
UPC:
683904527974
Format :
DVD
