The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents A House Divided 1849-1865 (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV-14
TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History

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The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents

A House Divided 1849-1865 (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV-14

TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History

America by the mid-1800s was triple its original size thanks to bold and controversial decisions by Presidents such as Jefferson, Jackson, and Polk. But with new territory came old confrontations.

Writers

Mike Stutz (written by) | Carolyn Townsend (additional writing by)

Composer

Eric Hester

Cinematographers

Clint Lealos | Christian Ortega

Editors

Nick Bradford | Jnani Butler | Benoit Lefevre | Derek Owen

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 16, 2013

Release date

Jan 16, 2013 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
17 cast members

Name	Known for
Bruce McGill Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
George Forgie Self - University of Texas at Austin Self - University of Texas at Austin See fewer	The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents (2013)
Harold Holzer Self - Lincoln Scholar Self - Lincoln Scholar See fewer	Lincoln (2012)
Edward L. Ayers Self - University of Richmond Self - University of Richmond See fewer	The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow (2002)
Allen Guelzo Self - Gettysburg College Self - Gettysburg College See fewer	Right Makes Might: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates (2020)
Paul Finkelman Self - Albany Law School Self - Albany Law School See fewer	African American Lives (2006)
Libby O'Connell Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	A Question of Life or Meth (2006)
Mark Summers Self - University of Kentucky Self - University of Kentucky See fewer	The Presidents (2005)
Richard Norton Smith Self - Presidential Historian Self - Presidential Historian See fewer	Inside the Presidency: Eisenhower vs. Nixon (2001)
Barry Paris Self - Historian & Author Self - Historian & Author See fewer	Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu (1998)
Ken Kato Self - Historian, U.S. House of Representatives (as Kenneth Kato) Self - Historian, U.S. House of Representatives (as Kenneth Kato) See fewer	The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents (2013)
Donald Ritchie Self - Historian, U.S. Senate Self - Historian, U.S. Senate See fewer	The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents (2013)
H.W. Brands Self - University of Texas at Austin Self - University of Texas at Austin See fewer	The American West (2016)
Nina Silber Self - Boston University Self - Boston University See fewer	American Experience (1988)
Matt Wasniewski Self - Historian, U.S. House of Representatives Self - Historian, U.S. House of Representatives See fewer	The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents (2013)
Kenneth Mack Self - Author, Representing the Race (as Kenneth W. Mack) Self - Author, Representing the Race (as Kenneth W. Mack) See fewer	Black Pioneers (2017)
Ted Widmer Self - Historian & Former Presidential Speechwriter Self - Historian & Former Presidential Speechwriter See fewer	The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents (2013)