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A&e: America's Castles Confederacy - Arlington Ho
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Their stories are as fascinating as their designs are beautiful. Some of the finest homes of the Old South played a role in the War Between the States, and stand today as a testament to a vanished way of Iife, and a reminder of the conflict that divided the nation. Join AMERlCA'S CASTLES for a reveaIing Iook inside these historic homes, from Robert E. Lee's ArIington House--where he penned his resignation from the Union Army--to the White House of the Confederacy. In this stunning 1818 Victorian mansion,Jefferson Davis presided over the sociaI, politicaI and miIitary heart of the Confederacy for five years. Tour the splendid grounds of Hunt-PheIan, designed by architect Robert MilIs, whose other designs incIude the Washington Monument and the White House. See the library where General Grant planned the BattIe of Vicksburg. And finalIy, trace the history of the Young family and their beIoved Waverly, whose magnificent, 65-foot tall cupoIa was used as a Iookout tower during the war. |
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