American Experience
Season 13 Episode 7 - Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part I
Part 1 and 2 of a six-part chronicle of the Abraham Lincoln-Mary Todd relationship begins with their childhoods and courtship. He, of course, was born into poverty; she, however, grew up in luxury, the daughter of a Kentucky banker and slave owner. (Several of her brothers would die fighting for the South in the Civil War.) While he was something of a rube when they met, she was the opposite, polished and refined. Yet they shared something in common: a love of politics. The marriage of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln proves to be a tempestuous affair accented by her temper, his depression and their political ambitions. Included: his elections to the U.S. House of Representatives and, later, the presidency.
Episodes in Season 13
The Rockefellers (1)
55 min
The Rockefellers (2)
55 min
Secrets of a Master Builder
55 min
Return with Honor
55 min
Streamliners: America's Last Trains
55 min
Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind
55 min
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part I
55 min
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part II
55 min
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part III
55 min
Scottsboro: An American Tragedy
55 min
Fatal Flood
55 min
Stephen Foster
55 min
