Article: 'Indiana Jones' set adds history punch.(TV - RADIO)

Byline: DAVID GERMAIN - Associated Press

George Lucas is emphasizing academics over adventure as he revisits the early years of his bold hero Indiana Jones.

"The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Volume One" arrives on DVD this week, the first of three boxed sets gathering all of his youthful exploits from the 1990s TV series.

Along with seven feature-length adventures, the 12-disc set packs 38 documentary segments offering historical insight into the eras, events and illustrious figures Indy encounters, including Theodore Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Thomas Edison, T.E. Lawrence and Sigmund Freud.

"If Indy just touches on it, sees ...

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