The Roosevelts an intimate history
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1 online resource (7 video files (ca. 840 min.)) : sd., col.
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electronic - Publisher: [United States] : PBS : Made available through hoopla, 2015.
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Formatted Contents Note: | Episode 1 Get Action Episode 2 In the Arena Episode 3 The Fire of Life Episode 4 The Storm Episode 5 The Rising Road Episode 6 The Common Cause Episode 7 A Strong and Active Faith. |
Restrictions on Access Note: | Digital content provided by hoopla. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Directed by Ken Burns. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Narrated by Peter Coyote ; with voiceovers by Paul Giamatti (Theodore Roosevelt), Edward Herrmann (Franklin Roosevelt) and Meryl Streep (Eleanor Roosevelt), Patricia Clarkson (Daisy Suckley), Adam Arkin, Kevin Conway, John Lithgow, Amy Madigan, Joanne Tucker, Eli Wallach, Jason Lambert, Pamela Reed, Billy Bob Thronton, Keith Carradine, Michael Klug, Ed Harris, Josh Lucas, Massimiliano Pala, Carl Lumbly, Carolyn McCormick ; interviews with David McCullough, Geoffrey C. Ward, George Will, Sarah Botstein, H.W. Brand, Alan Brinkley, John Milton Cooper, Jr., Dayton Duncan, Julie Dunfey, Gerald Early, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Clay Jenkinson, William E. Leuchtenburg, Jon Margolis, Lynn Novick, Bernard A. Weisberger, Beau Willimon, David Woolner. |
Summary, etc.: | The Roosevelts: An Intimate History chronicles the lives of 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 those 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 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. |
Target Audience Note: | Not rated. |
System Details Note: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |