The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Episode 3 · 2009-02-09
- Documentary
Episode overview
On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. Over the next twelve days, as a fractured nation mourned, the largest manhunt ever attempted closed in on his assassin, the renowned 26-year-old actor John Wilkes Booth. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln recounts this great American drama: two tumultuous months when the joy of peace was shattered by the heartache of Lincoln’s death. Featuring Will Patton (Numb3rs, A Mighty Heart) as the voice of the assassin and narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Chris Cooper (Seabiscuit, Adaptation), the film includes interviews with the nation’s foremost Lincoln scholars, who recount a great American drama: two tumultuous months when the joy of peace was shattered by the heartache of Lincoln’s death.
55 minutes
Season 21 episodes
1. The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer2009-01-26
2. The Polio Crusade2009-02-02
3. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln2009-02-09
4. A Class Apart2009-02-23
5. We Shall Remain (1): After the Mayflower2009-04-13
6. We Shall Remain (2): Tecumseh's Vision2009-04-20
7. We Shall Remain (3): Trail of Tears2009-04-27
8. We Shall Remain (4): Geronimo2009-05-04
9. We Shall Remain (5): Wounded Knee2009-05-11
