A nation divided
The American Presidents Volume 2: Civil War and Reconstruction & Development of the Industrial U.S. features compelling short-form biographies of the 12th-25th U. S. presidents? from Zachary Taylor to William McKinley. See more

Magic in the details...
The second in a four-part series, this DVD includes short-form biographies of the 12th-25th U.S. presidents -- beginning with Zachary Taylor and the threat of southern secession and a Civil War, and ending with William McKinley and the 100-Day War. The educational feature We the People explores the important role immigrants have played in U.S. history. This DVD features interviews and insights from political experts and commentators like Melissa Harris-Lacewell (Associate Professor of Politics and African-American Studies at Princeton University), Paul E. Begala (former White House aide), Mo Rocca (political commentator), Sam Donaldson (news anchor) and many others.U.S. Presidents covered in this volume:
Zachary Taylor (1849-1850)
Millard Fillmore (1850-1853)
Franklin Pierce (1853-1857)
James Buchanan (1857-1861)
Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865)
Andrew Johnson (1865-1869)
Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877)
Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881)
James A. Garfield (1881)
Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885)
Grover Cleveland (1885-1889)
Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893)
Grover Cleveland (1893-1897)
William McKinley (1897-1901)