(0)Florentine Films.
Series
Civil War volume Episode 2
Publisher
PBS Video
Pub. Date
1989
Language
English
Description
Describes the political infighting that threatened to swamp Lincoln's administration. Follows McClellan's ill-fated campaign on the Virginia Peninsula.
Series
Civil War volume Episode 4
Publisher
PBS Video
Pub. Date
1989
Language
English
Description
Describes the Union disaster at Fredericksburg, Lee's victory at chancellorsville but with the loss of Stonewall Jackson, Grants Siege of Vicksburg.
Series
Civil War volume Episode 5
Publisher
PBS Video
Pub. Date
1989
Language
English
Description
Describes the Battle of Gettysburg, the fall of Vicksburg, the use of black troops, and the battles at Chickamauga and Chattanooga.
Series
Civil War volume Episode 7
Publisher
PBS Video
Pub. Date
1989
Language
English
Description
Describes the presidential campaign of 1864 and how Union victories at Mobile Bay, Atlanta and the Shenandoah Valley tilt the election to Lincoln.
Series
Civil War volume Episode 6
Publisher
PBS Video
Pub. Date
1989
Language
English
Description
Gives a biographical comparison of Grant and Lee. Chronicles the series of battles that pitted the two generals against each other from the Wilderness to Petersburg in Virginia.
6) The Address
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
" At the tiny Greenwood School in the small New England town of Putney, Vermont, its roughly 50 students, boys from the ages 11 to 17 are asked each year to memorize the Gettysburg Address. This would be a daunting assignment for any student, but the boys at Greenwood all suffer from learning differences that have made their personal, academic and social progress extremely challenging. " -- container.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
The game of baseball continues to reflect the complicated country that created it. Players and owners wage a battle over money and power; Cal Ripken becomes the game's new Iron Man; sluggers Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, and Barry Bonds do things that have never been done before; the Yankees build a dynasty, while their arch rivals, the Red Sox, stage the greatest comeback in history. In September of 2001, baseball offers the hope that things will one...
8) Huey Long
Language
English
Description
Uses archival film footage to portray events in the life of the charismatic Louisiana politician Huey Long who built roads, bridges, and schools, but whose brutal, corrupt reign suddenly ended in a hail of bullets. Incorporates interviews with scholars and the recollections of Louisianans who knew Long.
Pub. Date
1997.
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
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Tells the dramatic, little known story of one of the most compelling friend-ships in American history. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony were born into a world ruled entirely by men. By the time their lives were over, they had changed for the better the lives of a majority of American citizens.
with superb live cinematography, compelling interviews and historical photographs never before seen onscreen. this powerful film provides an unforgettable...
11) Mark Twain
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.
13) Baseball
Publisher
Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
1994
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.
Publisher
PBS DVD
Language
English
Formats
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
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
This remarkable film tells the story of Mark Twain's extraordinary life - full of rollicking adventure, stupendous success and crushing defeat, hilarious comedy and almost unbearable tragedy.
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
Language
English
Description
Traces the birth of the national park idea in the mid-1800s and follows its evolution for nearly 150 years. Using archival photographs, first-person accounts of historical characters, personal memories and analysis from more than 40 interviews, and what Burns believes is the most stunning cinematography in Florentine Films' history, the series chronicles the steady addition of new parks through the stories of the people who helped create them and...
Language
English
Description
"For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and a refuge for generations of immigrants. In this lyrical, compelling and provocative portrait of the statue, Ken Burns explores both the history of America's premier symbol and the meaning of liberty itself. Featuring rare archival photographs, paintings and drawings, readings from actual diaries, letters and newspapers of the day, the fascinating story of this universally...
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