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American Experience: Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided

Grade Levels:	9 - 13+
Core Subject(s):	Social Studies
Website:	http://www.uen.org/dms/
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Episodes:

• Episode 01-Ambition

  This miniseries weaves together the lives of Abraham and Mary Lincoln. Together, they ascended to the pinnacle of power at the most difficult time in the nation?s history. Abraham Lincoln?s legacy reshaped the nation while the tragedy of his death left Mary reclusive and forgotten. As the first dual biography, A House Divided does much more than explore the personal story of one of the most intriguing couples to have lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, it also reflects on how the The Time of the Lincolns' lives paralleled that of a nation at war.

  Length:	00:52:03

• Episode 02-We Are Elected

  This miniseries weaves together the lives of Abraham and Mary Lincoln. Together, they ascended to the pinnacle of power at the most difficult time in the nation?s history. Abraham Lincoln?s legacy reshaped the nation while the tragedy of his death left Mary reclusive and forgotten. As the first dual biography, A House Divided does much more than explore the personal story of one of the most intriguing couples to have lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, it also reflects on how the The Time of the Lincolns' lives paralleled that of a nation at war.

  Length:	01:01:30

• Episode 03-Shattered

  This miniseries weaves together the lives of Abraham and Mary Lincoln. Together, they ascended to the pinnacle of power at the most difficult time in the nation's history. Abraham Lincoln's legacy reshaped the nation while the tragedy of his death left Mary reclusive and forgotten. As the first dual biography, A House Divided does much more than explore the personal story of one of the most intriguing couples to have lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, it also reflects on how the The Time of the Lincolns' lives paralleled that of a nation at war.

  Length:	00:01:00

• Episode 04-The Dearest of All Things

  This miniseries weaves together the lives of Abraham and Mary Lincoln. Together, they ascended to the pinnacle of power at the most difficult time in the nation's history. Abraham Lincoln's legacy reshaped the nation while the tragedy of his death left Mary reclusive and forgotten. As the first dual biography, A House Divided does much more than explore the personal story of one of the most intriguing couples to have lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, it also reflects on how the The Time of the Lincolns' lives paralleled that of a nation at war.

  Length:	00:52:40

• Episode 05-This Frightful War

  This miniseries weaves together the lives of Abraham and Mary Lincoln. Together, they ascended to the pinnacle of power at the most difficult time in the nation's history. Abraham Lincoln's legacy reshaped the nation while the tragedy of his death left Mary reclusive and forgotten. As the first dual biography, A House Divided does much more than explore the personal story of one of the most intriguing couples to have lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, it also reflects on how the The Time of the Lincolns' lives paralleled that of a nation at war.

  Length:	00:57:10

• Episode 06-Blind with Weeping

  This miniseries weaves together the lives of Abraham and Mary Lincoln. Together, they ascended to the pinnacle of power at the most difficult time in the nation's history. Abraham Lincoln's legacy reshaped the nation while the tragedy of his death left Mary reclusive and forgotten. As the first dual biography, A House Divided does much more than explore the personal story of one of the most intriguing couples to have lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, it also reflects on how the The Time of the Lincolns' lives paralleled that of a nation at war.

  Length:	00:55:59

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