The Adams chronicles
(DVD Video) 

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Published
Silver Spring, MD : Distributed by Acorn Media, [2008].
Format
DVD Video
Language
English
UPC
054961806393

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Based on the family's personal diaries and correspondences.
General Note
Originally broadcast on television in 1976.
General Note
Contains all 13 episodes of the mini-series.
General Note
Special features: Guide features articles by C. James Taylor, editor in chief of the Adams Papers, and Neil Horstman, president of the White House Historical Association.
Creation/Production Credits
Original music, John Morris.
Participants/Performers
George Grizzard, Kathryn Walker, William Daniels, David Birney, John Beal, Peter Brandon, Charles Siebert, Nancy Marchand.
Description
Four generations of Adamses and 150 years of American history from the birth of the Revolution through the Gilded Age. John Adams, a passionate revolutionary and second president; John Quincy Adams is the proud son of a famous father and sixth president; Charles Francis Adams is a skillful minister to Great Britain during the Civil War; Henry Adams the historian; Charles Francis Adams, Jr. is a railroad magnate. Going beyond politics, portrays these men as husbands, fathers, brothers, sons, as well as leaders.
System Details
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Language
Closed-captioned.

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Adams family -- Drama.
Adams, Charles Francis, -- 1807-1886 -- Drama.
Adams, Charles Francis, -- 1835-1915 -- Drama.
Adams, Henry, -- 1838-1918 -- Drama.
Adams, John Quincy, -- 1767-1848 -- Drama.
Adams, John, -- 1735-1826 -- Drama.
Biographical television programs.
Biographies.
Drama.
Historical television programs.
Made-for-TV movies.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography -- Drama.
Television mini-series.
United States -- History -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other Subjects
Biographical -- Television mini-series.
Family -- Television mini-series.
Historical -- Television mini-series.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Kassel, V., Grizzard, G., Walker, K., Daniels, W., Birney, D., Beal, J., Brandon, P., Siebert, C., Marchand, N., Venza, J., Bogart, P., Costello, R., Yellen, S., Lampell, M., Jones, J. C., Bailey, A. H., Jacker, C., Reisman, P., Jr., Hall, S., Davis, B., Page, A., Coe, F., Hunter, I., Mosel, T., Glenn, B., Hirson, R. O., & Morris, J. (2008). The Adams chronicles . Distributed by Acorn Media.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Virginia. Kassel et al.. 2008. The Adams Chronicles. Distributed by Acorn Media.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Virginia. Kassel et al.. The Adams Chronicles Distributed by Acorn Media, 2008.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Kassel, Virginia., et al. The Adams Chronicles Distributed by Acorn Media, 2008.

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