Name: Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part I
Released: 2001-02-19

American Experience

S13 · E7 — Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part I

S13:E7 · Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part I

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American Experience

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198855m6.5

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Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part I

Season 13 · Episode 7 · Feb 19, 2001

Parts 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.

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American Experience

TV Series

198855m6.5

Documentary

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Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part I

Season 13 · Episode 7 · Feb 19, 2001

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