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Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this evocative and lavishly illustrated narrative, Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan delve into the history of the park idea, from the first sighting by white men in 1851 of the valley that would become Yosemite and the creation of the world's first national park at Yellowstone in 1872, through the most recent additions to a system that now encompasses nearly four hundred sites and 84 million acres.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2011, 2010.
Language
English
Description
Embark on a unique journey through the bleakest chapter of German history as Michael Kloft traces the story of the Third Reich. Learn about the politics, war years, and crimes of the Nazis from unpublished footage and three famous historians: Sir Ian Kershaw, Brigitte Hamann, and Goetz Aly.
Publisher
Ambrose Pub. Inc
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"War has always been part of the American experience. Born and nurtured in war, America grew in strength and power until the beginning of the 21st century when it became the foremost military power in the world. George Kennedy takes us on this three hundred-year saga of The American Soldier - The Complete History of U.S. Wars."--Container.
Series
World history beginnings to the new world volume Discs 13-14
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Using dramatic reenactments, state of the art cinematography, location shooting, CGI and 3-D animation, historians and experts talk about history of the Christian Church and the Byzantine Empire.
5) New Orleans
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
A profile of the city of New Orleans, focusing especially on its pre-Katrina history.
6) Prohibition
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
This videodisc explores the extraordinary story of what happens when a freedom-loving nation outlaws the sale of intoxicating liquor, and the disastrous unintended consequences that follow. The utterly relevant cautionary tale raises profound questions about the proper role of government and the limits of legislating morality. When the country goes dry in 1920, after a century of debate, millions of law-abiding Americans become lawbreakers overnight....
Series
World history beginnings to the new world volume Discs 5-6
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Using dramatic reenactments, state of the art cinematography, location shooting, CGI and 3-D animation, historians and experts talk about the history of Russia and the Middle East.
Series
World history beginnings to the new world volume Discs 1-2
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Using dramatic reenactments, state of the art cinematography, location shooting, CGI and 3-D animation, historians and experts talk about history from the origins of man to ancient China.
13) The Vietnam War
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
A combination of archival photos and voice-overs reading letters, diaries, and documents telling the story of the Vietnam War from beginning to end.
15) Australia
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Follows an aristocratic English landowner and the cattleman who runs her ranch in pre-World War II Northern Territory.
16) US Navy carriers
Series
Weapons of war volume 3
Publisher
International Masters Publishers
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
This DVD traces the rise of the biggest warships in the world as the United States air power went from early biplanes landing on converted battleships to the huge modern supercarriers of today.
18) Candy
Publisher
History Channel
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Examines the processes that go into the making of candy and discusses how candy production has evolved through time.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
The love of Hawkeye, rugged frontiersman and adopted son of the Mohicans, and Cora Munro, aristocratic daughter of a British colonel, blazes amidst a brutal conflict between the British, the French and Native American allies in colonial America.
20) Sound City
Publisher
RCA Records
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
In 2012 Dave Grohl purchased the legendary Neve 8028 recording console from Sound City Studios. The board, built in 1972, is considered to be the crown jewel of analog recording equipment, having recorded such artists as Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac, Johnny Cash, Guns and Roses, Metallica, and many other musical legends. This tells the story of real rock history, and celebrates the music, as Grohl gathers some of rock's greatest artists to collaborate...
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