The Adams chronicles
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Silver Spring, MD : Distributed by Acorn Media, [2008].
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 780 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 program guide (12 pages)
Status
Medford Library Branch
V F ADAMS
1 available
V F ADAMS
1 available
Prospect Library Branch
V F ADAMS
1 available
V F ADAMS
1 available
Redwood Campus
DVD E322.1.A28 A33 2008 1
1 available
DVD E322.1.A28 A33 2008 1
1 available
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
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Medford Library Branch | V F ADAMS | On Shelf | |
Prospect Library Branch | V F ADAMS | On Shelf | |
Redwood Campus | DVD E322.1.A28 A33 2008 1 | Booklet included. | On Shelf |
Redwood Campus | DVD E322.1.A28 A33 2008 2 | On Shelf | |
Redwood Campus | DVD E322.1.A28 A33 2008 3 | On Shelf |
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.
Historical television programs.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography -- Drama.
Television mini-series.
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
United States -- History -- 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.
Historical television programs.
Presidents -- United States -- Biography -- Drama.
Television mini-series.
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
United States -- History -- Drama.
More Details
Published
Silver Spring, MD : Distributed by Acorn Media, [2008].
Format
DVD
Language
English
UPC
054961806393
Notes
General Note
Based on the family's personal diaries and correspondences.
General Note
Contains all 13 episodes of the television mini-series.
General Note
Originally broadcast on television in 1976.
General Note
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.
General Note
Title from container.
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
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.
System Details
DVD, full screen (4:3) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bailey, A. H., Beal, J., Birney, D., Bogart, P., Brandon, P., Coe, F., Costello, R., Daniels, W., Davis, B., Grizzard, G., Hall, S., Hirson, R. O., Hunter, I., Jacker, C., Jones, J. C., Kassel, V., Lampell, M., Marchand, N., Mosel, T., Page, A., Reisman, P. H., Siebert, C., Venza, J., Walker, K., & Yellen, S. (2008). The Adams chronicles . Distributed by Acorn Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Anne Howard. Bailey et al.. 2008. The Adams Chronicles. Distributed by Acorn Media.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Anne Howard. Bailey et al.. The Adams Chronicles Distributed by Acorn Media, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bailey, Anne Howard., et al. The Adams Chronicles Distributed by Acorn Media, 2008.
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