ANDREW JACKSON
Good, Evil, and the Presidency
DVD (widescreen)
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Martin Sheen narrates a startlingly relevant examination of the seventh president that asks whether Americans should celebrate Jackson or apologize for him.
A man of many contradictions, Jackson was a war hero, a political trailblazer (he helped found the Democratic Party and was the first to use early mass-media techniques in a presidential race), a champion of the "common man," and the owner of over 100 slaves. Reenactments, lithographs, and letters dovetail with insights from a distinguished and diverse group of historians. Logical segment breaks facilitate in-class viewing.
| Copyright | 2007 |
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| Publisher | KCET |
| Grade | 7 and up |
| Color | Color and black-and-white |
| Run Time | 120 minutes |