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The Fire of Life (1910-1919)

The Fire of Life (1910-1919)

Season 1 Episode 3
1:56:30
The Storm (1920-1933)

The Storm (1920-1933)

Season 1 Episode 4
1:56:40
The Rising Road (1933-1939)

The Rising Road (1933-1939)

Season 1 Episode 5
1:56:40
The Common Cause (1939-1944)

The Common Cause (1939-1944)

Season 1 Episode 6
1:55:05
A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)

A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)

Season 1 Episode 7
1:51:33
Descriptive Audio: Get Action (1858-1901)

Descriptive Audio: Get Action (1858-1901)

Season 1 Episode 15
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Descriptive Audio: The Storm (1920-1933)

Descriptive Audio: The Storm (1920-1933)

Season 1 Episode 18
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The Roosevelts

In the Arena (1901-1910)

Season 1 Episode 2

Murder brings Theodore Roosevelt to the presidency, but in the seven years that follow, he transforms the office and makes himself perhaps the best-loved of all presidents, battling corporate greed, preserving American wilderness, carrying the message of American might around the world. FDR weds Eleanor Roosevelt, and jumps at the chance to run for the New York state senate.

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1:51:33
Examine Eleanor’s role as civil rights and U.N champion after FDR’s death.
Descriptive Audio: The Common Cause (1939-1944)
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Survey FDR’s leadership during WWII, while Eleanor tends to wounded servicemen.
Descriptive Audio: The Rising Road (1933-1939)
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1:56:40
Examine FDR’s New Deal and Eleanor’s growing political activism.
Descriptive Audio: The Storm (1920-1933)
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FDR battles with polio and responds to the Great Depression.
Descriptive Audio: The Fire of Life (1910-1919)
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1:56:30
Trace the effects of WWI on the lives of the Roosevelts.
Descriptive Audio: In the Arena (1901-1910)
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1:56:20
Theodore’s presidency and FDR and Eleanor’s courtship and marriage.
Descriptive Audio: Get Action (1858-1901)
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1:54:57
Examine the early lives of Theodore Roosevelt and his younger cousin, Franklin.
A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)
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1:51:33
Examine Eleanor’s role as civil rights and U.N champion after FDR’s death.
The Common Cause (1939-1944)
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1:55:05
Survey FDR’s leadership during WWII, while Eleanor tends to wounded servicemen.
The Rising Road (1933-1939)
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1:56:40
Examine FDR’s New Deal and Eleanor’s growing political activism.
The Storm (1920-1933)
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1:56:40
FDR battles with polio and responds to the Great Depression.
The Fire of Life (1910-1919)
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1:56:30
Trace the effects of WWI on the lives of the Roosevelts.
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