Monthly Archives: February 2016

“THE ROOSEVELTS: An Intimate History”

I recently finished watching the Ken Burns documentary, "THE ROOSEVELTS: An Intimate History" via Amazon video, and I highly recommend it to all as an extremely well-produced historical account of this influencial family and of America itself. It covers the highlights of American history from the birth of Teddy Roosevelt in 1858 to the death of Eleanor Roosevelt in 1962 while chronicling the parallel lives of Teddy, Franklin, and Eleanor. I am a big fan of American history, and learned tidbits I never picked up in school. For instance, I knew FDR and Teddy were distance cousins (5th as it turns out), but I did not know that Eleanor was a niece of Teddy's, the daughter of his brother Elliott. It is in seven parts, each running two hours, so it takes a while to finish, but it is well worth the journey. It rivals, in my opinion, another excellent Ken Burns documentary, "THE CIVIL WAR."  Watch it if you can.