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Chronicles the lives of the American founding family through four generations.
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"Based on more than 300,000 pages of historical documents, this 13-episode series examines American history through four generations of Adamses and 150 years of American history from the birth of the Revolution through the Gilded Age. The Adams include John Adams - passionate revolutionary and second president; John Quincy Adams - proud son of a famous father and sixth president; Charles Francis Adams - skillful minister to Great Britain during the Civil War; historian Henry Adams; and railroad magnate Charles Francis Adams, Jr. Based on the family's personal diaries and correspondence, The Adams Chronicles not only educates as a true historical epic, but also captivates as a complex, compelling family drama."
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