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The Fire of Life

Year

2014

Language

ENGLISH

Duration

2h 0m

Rating

TVPG

Performers

Peter Coyote, Paul Giamatti, Edward Herrmann, Meryl Streep

Directed By

Ken Burns

Publication Information

PBS

Summary

Theodore Roosevelt leads a Progressive crusade that splits his own party, undertakes a deadly expedition into the South American jungle, campaigns for American entry into World War I - and pays a terrible personal price. Franklin masters wartime Washington as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, while Eleanor finds personal salvation in war work. Her discovery of Franklin's romance with another woman transforms their marriage into a largely political partnership. TR's death at 60 is almost universally mourned, but provides Franklin with a golden opportunity.

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