The Adams chronicles [videorecording] / Educational Broadcasting Corporation ; Thirteen/WNET New York ; created by series producer Virginia Kassel ; produced by Jac Venza ... [et al.] ; directed by Paul Bogart ... [et al.].
Television mini-series that dramatizes four generations of Adamses and 150 years of American history from the birth of the Revolution through the Gilded Age. Meet John Adams, a passionate revolutionary and second president; John Quincy Adams, proud son of a famous father and sixth president; Charles Francis Adams, skillful minister to Great Britain during the Civil War; historian Henry Adams; and railroad magnate Charles Francis Adams, Jr. Going beyond politics, this mini-series portrays these men as husbands, fathers, brothers, sons, as well as leaders.
Record details
- Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (ca. 780 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: Silver Spring, MD : Distributed by Acorn Media, [2008]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from container. Based on the family's personal diaries and correspondences. Originally broadcast on television in 1976. Contains all 13 episodes of the television mini-series. Special features: a 12-page program guide titled The history behind the Adams chronicles featuring articles by C. James Taylor, editor in chief of the Adams Papers, and Neil Horstman, president of the White House Historical Association. Includes genealogical table. |
Formatted Contents Note: | v. 1. Chapter I: John Adams, Lawyer ; Chapter II: John Adams, Revolutionary ; Chapter III: John Adams, Diplomat ; Chapter IV: John Adams, Minister to Great Britain -- v. 2. Chapter V: John Adams, Vice President ; Chapter VI: John Adams, President ; Chapter VII: John Quincy Adams, Diplomat -- v. 3. Chapter VIII: John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State ; Chapter IX: John Quincy Adams, President ; Chapter X: John Quincy Adams, Congressman -- v. 4. Chapter XI: Charles Francis Adams, Minister to Great Britain ; Chapter XII: Henry Adams, Historian ; Chapter XIII: Charles Francis Adams II, Industrialist. |
Participant or Performer Note: | George Grizzard, Kathryn Walker, William Daniels, David Birney, John Beal, Peter Brandon, Charles Siebert, Nancy Marchand. |
System Details Note: | DVD, full screen (4:3) presentation; Dolby Digital. |
Language Note: | Closed-captioned. |
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Genre: | Television mini-series. Historical television programs. Biographical television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
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