Director: Oliver StoneRun Time: 796 min.
Call Number: E741 .U58 2014
"History is a record of what happened and, perhaps, why. But, implicitly, it can also be about what could have happened but didn't. If Lincoln hadn't gone to the theater that night in April, for example, he might have died of old age.
Once events happen, they can't 'unhappen,' yet it is human nature for us to ask, 'What if?' Oliver Stone has asked the question through much of his film work over the years, and asks it again in the first four films in his 10-part documentary series, 'The Untold History of the United States' . . .
In fact, 'What If' might have been a more accurate title for the series . . . because much of their content isn't untold, per se, but, rather, retold with Stone's interpretation and emphasis."
—David Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle
