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21) The Appalachians
Publisher
distributed by APT
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Episode 1 (55 min.). Examines the earliest settlers of the Appalachians, the Cherokee; the arrival in the 1700s of European settlers who brought their traditions and music with them; the regional role of whiskey distilling; the large evangelical tent meetings which brought together blacks and whites and fostered the development of regional white gospel influenced by African rhythms -- Episode 2 (55 min.). The Cherokees are cruelly relocated along...
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Civilizations volume 2
Language
English
Description
Explore the many functions of the human image in art. Portraits, paintings and sculptures, life-size and colossal, perform a role - assuaging loss, expressing strength, inspiring fear - and were instrumental in depicting the body today.
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Crusade in Europe volume 25
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English
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This chapter deals with General Eisenhower's trip to Russia and his estimate of the Russians as a post- war power. Pictorially, the film highlights include the Nazi surrender in Berlin to the Russians, the Yalta Conference, General Eisenhower and Marshall Zhukov meeting in Berlin, and the Red Army in action during the war, and the Russian people at work in the ruins of their devastated cities.
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Crusade in Europe volume 5
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English
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The three parts of the invasion fleet proceed across the Atlantic to their destinations along the coast of North Africa. On board are American GIs and British Tommies, most of whom will be going into battle for the first time. Behind this giant invasion armada stands America's industrial production. The film flashes back briefly to General Brehom Somervell and explores American war industry.
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Naked Archaeologist volume 14
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English
Description
It was the kiss heard round the world, and in its wake a new religion was born. But was Judas Iscariot really the man who betrayed Jesus, or just a handy scapegoat? Following clues in the Bible and investigating archaeology in the Holy Land, the Naked Archaeologist is on the trail of the world's most famous traitor.
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Magna Carta Unlocked volume 5
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English
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The Magna Carta is widely regarded as a foundational text of the British legal system and of the United States Constitution. As an essential guarantor of basic freedoms, the Magna Carta has inspired imitators across ages and across continents. To what ext
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Vietnam 50 Years Remembered volume 1
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English
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French colonies in Indochina fell to the Imperial Japanese after Nazi Germany occupied France during World War II. After the Japanese were defeated, the power vacuum left in the Indochina region set the stage for a major conflict.
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Crusade in Europe volume 15
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English
Description
Artificial harbors, known as "mulberries", were put into place and used in the overwhelming task of unloading the supplies necessary for the first stages of our campaign against the Nazis in France. General Eisenhower, Admiral King, General Arnold, and members of their staffs visited the beaches during the first week following the assault landing.
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Was Apollo 11's moon landing a hoax? Did Tom Horn really murder Willie Nickell? Where is the treasure of Dutch Schultz? Were Sacco and Vanzetti innocent? Will the Tylenol murders ever be solved? Where did Wisconsin's Eagle Diamond come from? What killed Harry Houdini?
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Presidents From Politics to Power volume 6
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English
Description
Discover the most interesting facts of The White House and the history behind some of the 'perks' of being President.
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Ken Burns volume 2
Language
English
Description
Kennedy inspires idealistic Americans to serve their country and wrestles with how deeply to get involved in South Vietnam. As the autocratic Diem regime faces a communist insurgency and Buddhist protests, a political crisis unfolds.
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Contact volume 6
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English
Description
Steve McCurry tells of 9/11, as he watched it through the lens of his camera, taking pictures from the roof of his house in Washington Square. His reportage is the incredible testimony of the terrible moments after the fall.
35) Churchill
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This one man show starring Gary Saderup as Winston Churchill, captures the heroic period in time when Churchill and Britain, alone, stopped the greatest threat to freedom that the world has ever known. The film focuses on the years 1930-1942 and demonstrates Churchill's repeated warnings, speeches to parliament, and his reaction to various events and people leading up to World War II.
36) Van Gogh's Ear
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English
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Everybody has heard of the moment when Vincent van Gogh, one of the world's most loved artists, looked into a mirror, held up a blade, and cut into his own ear– it defines his art and turbulent life. But what really happened on the night of December 23rd, 1888, in the French town of Arles?
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Crimes That Made History volume 9
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English
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1978 Guyana: Reverend Jim Jones holds an apocalyptic mass. Its outcome was the sacrifice of 918 members of the Peoples Temple - an American cult founded in the middle of the 1950s. The entire world was horrified by the journalists' accounts and the images from Jonestown. This tragedy haunted the hopes of small communities and alternative spiritualties in the 70s.
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English
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On a rainy night in a concentration camp, a ruthless Nazi general is forced to plead with a condemned Jewish doctor to save his dying son. With nothing left to lose, the doctor refuses to aid his hated enemies. But when he is offered his freedom in exchange, he is faced with an unthinkable moral dilemma. The Desperate offers a provocative reflection on the relationship between justice and mercy and serves as a powerful analogy of God's sacrificial...
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The Marvelous History of the U.S. Dollar examines the 'greenback's' history, allure, and unique role as a catalyst for globalization, and how the American buck became so almighty that "$" is the most powerful symbol on earth. It also explores the power of the Federal Reserve, the inner sanctums of foreign central banks that stockpile the currency, and the little-known circles of foreign exchange traders that determine a currency's worth.
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Country Music A Film by Ken Burns volume 8
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English
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As country music's popularity skyrockets, the genre confronts the question of whether it can also stay true to its roots. The success of the "New Traditionalists"-Reba McEntire, Randy Travis, the Judds, and Dwight Yoakam-suggests it can.
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