The ultimate guide to the presidents. Episode 3, A house divided 1849-1865 /
The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents offers a fresh perspective on how the Oval Office has evolved over the past 200 years through stories about the 43 men who have served as commander-in-chief and the ebbs and flows of presidential power and responsibilities. America by the mid-1800s was triple its...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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New York, NY :
A & E Television Networks,
2012.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents offers a fresh perspective on how the Oval Office has evolved over the past 200 years through stories about the 43 men who have served as commander-in-chief and the ebbs and flows of presidential power and responsibilities. America by the mid-1800s was triple its original size thanks to bold and controversial decisions by Presidents such as Jefferson, Jackson, and Polk. But with new territory came old confrontations. Slavery - the question that had been avoided since the country's birth - now had to be answered. Some leaders pinned their hopes on compromise, until one used the Presidency to defend freedom and the Union - at any cost. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed June 27, 2017). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (45 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 00:44:12 |