S1 E1: Rising Star
Abraham Lincoln's life before political stardom from his frontier roots to his courtship of Mary Todd Lincoln who pushed him to great political heights.
42 minutes
Lincoln: Divided We Stand
A transcendent journey into the life and times of Abraham Lincoln through a mix of expert interviews, cinematic re-creations, rare artifacts, and never-before broadcast photos and letters.
Cast: Ernest Sr., Madelaine Adam, Cole Flanders
Director: Jon Hirsch
S1 E2: Portrait of a Leader
Lincoln showed how poignant oration, political savvy, and moral conviction could help a lawyer from Illinois ascend from obscurity to the White House.
42 minutes
S1 E3: A Country on the Edge
As Lincoln, the former one-term congressman, prepared to assume the presidency, the South severed itself from the United States.
42 minutes
S1 E4: A Proclamation
When Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, was his motive about moral integrity or military necessity for a struggling Union Army?
42 minutes
S1 E5: The Dogs of War
As the Civil War ended, Lincoln delivered the most iconic speech and piece of legislation of his career but at great cost to his marriage and family.
42 minutes
S1 E6: Hope, Tragedy and the New Normal
After Lincoln's assassination, his wife and the country unraveled. The US was rife with racial conflict and his death set the stage for Civil Rights struggles.
42 minutes