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Publisher
Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004], c1990
Language
English
Description
An epic documentary bringing life to America's most destructive - and defining - conflict. Here is the saga of celebrated generals and the ordinary soldiers. A heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one again.
3) Mark Twain
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Recounts Mark Twain's life told primarily through his own words. Includes interviews with Hal Holbrook, Arthur Miller, William Styron and many others.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Ken Burns documents the worst human-made ecological disaster in American history, when a frenzied wheat boom on the southern Plains, followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s, nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation. Vivid interviews, dramatic photographs, and seldom-seen movie footage bring to life incredible stories of human suffering and perseverance.
Publisher
PBS DVD
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the most important expedition in American history, led by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Includes the stories of the young army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark's African-American slave, and the Shoshone woman named Sacagawea who went with them.
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Investigates the theory that intelligent life forms visited Earth thousands of years ago and were worshiped as gods by primitive man. Concentrates on the latest discoveries of the last 30 years, including unusual DNA findings on man's evolution and newly decoded artifacts from Egypt to Syria to South America. Produced with the exclusive cooperation of Erich von Daniken.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In an immersive narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Features testimony from nearly 100 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.
Series
Publisher
PBS Video
Pub. Date
p1997
Language
English
Description
A documentary which examines the life of Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence, a young Jefferson is transformed by the fire of the Enlightenment into his country's most articulate voice for human liberty. Torn between family life at Monticello and his passion for politics, Jefferson suffers heartrending personal loss, even as he gives voice to a new democratic government. He then journeys...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Examine the origin, history and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here ever to become U.S. citizens. The first in a long line of acts targeting the Chinese for exclusion, it remained in force for more than 60 years.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
What secrets have been passed down to each United States president? The fascinating truths behind some of the most confidential secrets in American history. Interviews with former intelligence operatives, renowned historians and archivists show how classified information is treated in the highest circles of political power, how it's preserved throughout history, and who ensures continuity when a new leader is elected.
12) Baseball
Publisher
Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
It is an epic overflowing with heroes and hopefuls, scoundrels and screwballs. It is a saga spanning the quest for racial justice, the clash of labor and management, the transformation of popular culture, and the unfolding of the national pastime. Here is the story of a nation at work and play. Experience it in ten thrilling "innings" from master storyteller and award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns.
13) 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....
14) Country music
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Ken Burns chronicles the history of a uniquely American art form, rising from the experiences of remarkable people in distinctive regions of the nation. From its roots in ballads, hymns, and the blues to its mainstream popularity, meet the unforgettable characters and storytellers who made it 'America's Music.' Viewers will follow the evolution of country music over the course of the twentieth century as it eventually emerged to become America's music....
15) Jazz
Publisher
Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Presents Ken Burns's ten-part series on the history of jazz music which originally aired on PBS, featuring profiles of and performances by such greats as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Brubeck, John Coltrane, Billie Holiday, and others.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
This series chronicles the history of New York City from its beginnings in 1609 as a Dutch trading post, through the depression, on to the turbulent years of change in the following decades after WWII, to its present day status as one of the most important and influencial cities in the world. The final episode was created in response to the destruction of the World Trade Center.
18) The Donner Party
Publisher
Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the tale of the pioneer group that set out for California in the spring of 1846 and ended in disaster in the snows of the Sierra Nevada Mountains the following winter.
19) Jackie Robinson
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Tells of the story of Jack Roosevelt Robinson, a sharecropper's son who elevated an entire race and country when he broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947. The film illuminates Robinson's place as a leader and icon of the civil rights movement whose exemplary life and aspirational message of equality continues to inspire generations of Americans. Includes interviews with family members and rarely-seen photographs and film footage.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Profiles Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor as the most prominent members of the most important family in history. Through their stories, PBS chronicles the history they helped to shape, from the Square Deal to the New Deal, San Juan Hill to the Western Front, to the founding of the United Nations.
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