"Sandburg's Lincoln" (1974) Mini-Series

[Gene C]

It's been about 50 years since this program was first seen on TV.
There are two parts to this Youtube video.

"The First Three-Chapters of this important 1974 Mini-Series - based on Carl Sandburg's six-volume biography "Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years" and "Abraham Lincoln: The War Years" -- collectively considered by many to be the best-selling, most widely read, and most influential books about Lincoln. Produced by the legendary David L. Wolper ("Roots"), this groundbreaking portrait follows Abraham Lincoln s life from his early years as a lawyer on the Illinois prairie to his rise in politics, highlighted by the election campaign that led him to the White House.

This is not a typical mini-series, in that its 6 episodes were made and shown over a period of some 20 months between 1974 and 1976. The story of Lincoln's life is also not sequential, and cover Lincoln only from around the time he met Mary Todd until his assassination.

Hal Holbrook - who won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor - also played President Abraham Lincoln in both North & South (1985) mini-series."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQpe5WFtpt8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3vfI_ShlHY

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Has it held up well over time?

[Rob Wick]

The show is not bad, although I have never believed Hal Holbrook as Lincoln. In fact, in an earlier post here, I mentioned that when I saw



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Rob