Investigating history (Television program) Man, moment, machine. Conspiracy? (Television program)
Notes:
Documentary. Titles and credits from containers. Narrators: Edward Herrmann ([Disc] 3), Michael C. Hall ([Disc] 4). William Oberst, Jr. (as William Tecumseh Sherman on [Disc] 3). Originally produced as television programs for the History Channel. Contains 7 documentaries. Special features: "History in the making: Lincoln" behind-the-scenes featurette ([Disc] 1); full-length documentary Sherman's total war tactics; "History in the making: Sherman's March" behind-the-scenes featurette ([Disc] 3).
Contents:
4: Hunt for John Wilkes Booth / produced by Tom Jennings Productions for History ; director, Tom Jennings. 2: Investigating history. Lincoln, man or myth ; Man, moment, machine. Lincoln and the flying spying machine ; Conspiracy? Lincoln assassination ; High tech Lincoln -- 3: Sherman's march / produced by JWM Productions, LLC in association with History ; producer/director, Rick King -- 4: Hunt for John Wilkes Booth / produced by Tom Jennings Productions for History ; director, Tom Jennings.
Summary:
Celebrate the nation's sixteenth president. Presents a complex portrait of a man who many consider to be our greatest commander-in-chief, but who considered himself a lonely man. Brings to life the tumultuous time in which he led the country, some of his finest Civil War moments, and his final hours.
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