 | The Century-America's Time (Boxed Set) [Read More ...]
Description: Covering the entire 20th century in one video series is an ambitious project, but one that Peter Jennings and ABC News are up to. In The Century: America's Time, a 12-part documentary on six videotapes that is a companion to the book of the same name, Jennings guides us through a... |
 | Ishi - The Last Yahi [Read More ...]
Review: 'Unbelievable Piece of Work':This is a wonderful documentary, narrated by Linda Hunt. I, having read 'Ishi in Two Worlds: A Biography of the Last Wild Indian in North America' by Theodora Kroeber (1897 - 1979), was greatly impressed by it. It perfectly captures this remarkable ma... |
 | American Experience: The Presidents Collection, Vol. 1 [Read More ...]
Description: This compelling biographical series profiles three of the most dynamic, controversial, and ultimately tragic figures in American history. The story of a remarkable political dynasty, The Kennedys traces the lives of Joe, Rose, and their nine children, and reveals how Joe Kennedy ... |
 | The American Experience - Streamliners: America's lost trains [Read More ...]
Description: On the morning of May 26, 1934, a shimmering silver locomotive pulled out of Denver's Union Station bound for Chicago. The Zephyr was unlike any train seen before. Known as a streamliner for its long, sleek look and powered by a revolutionary compact diesel engine, it could cov... |
 | Paul Monette: The Brink of Summer's End [Read More ...]
Description: The work of Paul Monette, the gifted writer whose death in 1995 brought an early end to a promising career, dealt with themes of anger, love, and maturity; the documentary Brink of Summer's End recounts Monette's life while remaining faithful to the ideas in his writing. Finding... |
 | Daley: The Last Boss [Read More ...]
Description: At the center of the politically stormy 1960s was the controversial but beloved mayor of Chicago, Richard J. Daley. Through archival footage and interviews with both friends and foes, this frank political biography reconstructs how "Da Mayor" rose from his Irish roots to build ... |
 | American Experience: The Presidents Collection, Vol. 2 (Theodore Roosevelt/FDR/Franklin Delano Roosevelt) [Read More ...]
Description: This continuing series looks at two towering members of an American dynasty who shaped the destiny of the country. Teddy Roosevelt profiles a man who typified America's mood at the turn of the last century--confident, exuberant and involving. Now, discover both the heroic and tra... |
 | Edison's Miracle of Light: The American Experience [Read More ...]
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 | American Experience: The Presidents Collection, Vol. 3 [Read More ...]
Description: A celebrated hero of World War II, Dwight D. Eisenhower also gained enormous popularity during his first term as president. But as Ike reveals, the controversy over segregation ultimately resulted in his downfall. In Truman, follow the footsteps of America's first Cold War presid... |
 | Out of the Past - The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Rights in America [Read More ...]
Review: A Lovely Combination - Past and Present:This DVD was shown at a campus-wide event sponsored by the Ally Group called "DocuMovie Night". Reception of the message was fantastic. Everyone present enjoyed all of the facts and ideas presented and we had a great discussion following.
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 | Sacred Space [Read More ...]
Description: Of all the remains of the colonial era in America, no sector is better represented or maintained than those religious edifices—the houses of worship—that dot the Eastern seaboard of our nation. These amazing structures testify to a nation founded "under God," to a people comm... |
 | The American Experience - The Kennedys, The Early Years 1900-1961 [Read More ...]
Description: The Kennedy family, the great American political dynasty, is examined in considerable detail in this PBS documentary. Hosted by historian David McCullough, the production features a host of experts on the Kennedy clan, including author Doris Kearns Goodwin, the late Speaker of th... |
![]() | Spirits of the Rainforest [Read More ...]
Review: People, plants and animals of the Rainforest:This video is about the Manu Biosphere Reserve on the mouth of the Amazon river. Westerners researching giant otters, medicinal plants and parrots interact with an extended family of the Machiguenga Indian tribe that lives in the Reser... |
 | The American Experience - The Kennedys, The Later Years 1962-1980 [Read More ...]
Description: Beginning in the middle of John F. Kennedy's term as president, this PBS documentary presents the saga of the Kennedy family through the tragedies and lost potential of the 1960s and 1970s. Relying on interviews with Kennedy experts, including author Doris Kearns Goodwin, journal... |
 | Lindbergh:Shocking Turbulent Life [Read More ...]
Review: Outstanding documentary:In a fair and objective manner "Lindbergh, the Shocking, Turbulent Life of America's Lone Eagle" examines the life of one of the world's most controversial heroes. Charles Lindbergh captured the hearts of the world when he crossed the Atlantic nonstop in ... |
 | Island of the Sharks (Large Format) [Read More ...]
Description: Welcome to a tropical Pacific paradise where beauty and danger co-exist beneath the waves! Otherwise known as Cocos Island, this underwater mountain--an Island of the Sharks--is a migratory gathering place for a dazzling array of sea creatures including sharks, manta rays, sea tu... |
 | Wright Stuff [Read More ...]
Description: Garrison Keillor narrates the all-American story of two Midwestern boys who truly believed they could fly—Orville and Wilbur Wright. While they had produced a working plane by 1903, they didn't publicly reveal their invention until five years later when Wilbur executed a perfec... |
