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2014

Format:	DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
Title:	The Roosevelts : an intimate history / a film by Ken Burns ; a production of Florentine Films and WETA ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced by Paul Barnes, Pam Tubridy Baucom, Ken Burns.
Publisher, Date:	[Alexandria, VA] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2014]
Description:	7 videodiscs (approximately 840 minutes) : sound, color with black & white segments ; 4 3/4 in. 4 3/4 in. digital optical digital optical widescreen 24 fps NTSC video file DVD video Region 1
Summary:	Profiles 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 these 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 the 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]
Subjects:	Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 -- Influence. Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962. Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 -- Influence. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945. Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 -- Influence. Politicians -- United States -- Biography. Presidents -- United States -- Biography. Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography. Políticos -- Estados Unidos -- Biografía. Nonfiction television programs. Historical television programs. Biographical television programs. Documentary television programs. Television series. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century. United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Other Author:	Burns, Ken, 1953- television producer, television director. Ward, Geoffrey C., screenwriter, participant. Barnes, Paul, 1951- television producer. Baucom, Pam Tubridy, television producer. Coyote, Peter, narrator. Giamatti, Paul, voice actor. Herrmann, Edward, 1943- voice actor. Streep, Meryl, voice actor. Goodwin, Doris Kearns, participant. McCullough, David G., participant. Will, George F., participant. Florentine Films, production company. WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), production company. Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), broadcaster. PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor.
Notes:	Originally broadcast on television by PBS as an episodes of the television program in 2014. Language options taken from DVD menu and may differ slightly from container packaging. Companion book: The Roosevelts : an intimate history / Geoffrey C. Ward ; based on a documentary film by Ken Burns ; with a preface by Ken Burns ; picture research by Susanna Steisel ; design by Maggie Hinders. First edition. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014. Special features: 13 bonus videos; Making of Roosevelts; Deleted scenes with an introduction by Ken Burns. Editor, Paul Barnes, Tricia Reidy, Erik Ewers, Daniel J. White ; cinematography, Buddy Squires, Allen Moore ; music, David Cieri. Narrated by Peter Coyote with voice overs by Paul Giamatti, Edward Herrmann and Meryl Streep ; interviews with Doris Kearns Goodwin, David McCullough, Geoffrey C. Ward, George Will. DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo. In English (5.1 surround or 2.0 stereo) or Spanish (2.0 stereo); English and Spanish subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH); English descriptive audio track for people with visual disabilities (DVI). Title from disc surface.
Contents:	Get action (1858-1901) -- In the arena (1901-1910) -- The fire of life (1910-1919) -- The storm (1920-1933) -- The rising road (1933-1939) -- The common cause (1939-1944) -- A strong and active faith (1944-1962).
ISBN:	9781627890502 1627890505 9786315580338 : DVD 6315580335 : DVD
Publisher Number:	ROSV600
Other Number:	885210101
System Availability:	5
Current Holds:	0
# Local items:	5
Control Number:	436733
# Local items in:	4
# System items in:	4
Call Number:	DVD 973.91 Roosevel

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