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1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 60 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by William Kerr. |
| Cast |
Narrator, David Strathairn. |
| Summary |
In 1863, Abraham Lincoln proved himself a master of a new frontier - not on the battlefields of the Civil War, but in his high-tech command center: the War Department Telegraph Office. The internet of the 19th century, the telegraph gave Lincoln new powers to reshape leadership and wield personal control across distant battlefields. It also connected him to the country in new ways, as information poured in, and allowed him to feel the pulse of the country faster than before. The results of Lincoln's pioneering experiment in communication led to the rebirth of America on the fields of Gettysburg … both in the battle that turned the tide of the Civil War and in the few words that recast the American ideal as a national creed: the Gettysburg Address. |
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Rated PG. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Gettysburg address.
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Military telegraph -- United States -- History.
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Presidents -- Effect of technological innovations on -- United States.
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Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Schnall, Peter, television producer, television director, director of photography.
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Gazit, Chana, screenwriter.
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hoopla digital.
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Lincoln at Gettysburg |
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How the telegraph helped Abraham Lincoln to reshape America |
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Lincoln@Gettysburg (Television program)
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| Music No. |
MWT11168994 |
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