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"In 1904 Morocco, European powers desire a foothold in the Arab world -- and [desert chieftain] Raisuli is determined to stir up tribal fury against them. So he kidnaps an American widow ... and her children, igniting a chain of events that include President Theodore Roosevelt ... wielding the big stick of foreign policy"--Container.

Profiles Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor as the most prominent members of the most important family in history. Through their stories, PBS chronicles the history they helped to shape, from the Square Deal to the New Deal, San Juan Hill to the Western Front, to the founding of the United Nations. Profiles Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time...

Traces the birth of the American national park idea in the mid-1800s and follows its evolution for nearly 150 years. Using archival photographs, first-person accounts of historical characters, personal memories and analysis from more than 40 interviews, and what Burns believes is the most stunning cinematography in Florentine Films' history, the series chronicles the steady addition of new parks through the stories of the people who helped create...