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1) The claim
Publisher
Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001], c2000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
A tale of regret and greed in the Gold Rush-era American West. in 1867, Daniel Dillon, the wealthy 49er who runs Kingdom Come, a Sierra Nevada boomtown, is trying to bring the railroad through town when the past comes back to haunt him. Twenty years ago, he sold his wife and daughter to another goldminer for the claim to the gold mine that brought him his fortune
Publisher
Republic Pictures/Artisan
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 3 hr.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
The year is 1821. The vast, unsettled territory that will one day be known as Texas still belongs to Mexico. But the forces that will shape the future of this sprawling land have already been set in motion
Series
Language
English
Description
"It is blatant, it is cheap, it is the apotheosis of the ridiculous. But it is something more; it is like Niagara Falls or the Grand Canyon or Yellowstone Park; it is a national playground, and not to have seen it is not to have seen your own country," said Reginald Wright Kauffman in 1909 of Coney Island, the tiny spit of land at the foot of Brooklyn that, at the turn of the century, became the most extravagant playground in the country and one of...
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 240 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
From the last great confrontations of wooden warships to today's sophisticated weaponry, Warship illustrates the effect of human circumstance and ingenuity on the shaping of military history and technology
5) Ireland
Publisher
Questar Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Etches a vivid portrait of the Emerald Isle, graced with a host of plants and animals that thrive in one of Europe's most varied landscapes. Rare native flowers, colonies of sea birds, dolphins and peregrine falcons, and the legendary racehorses of the Irish National Stud are only part of Ireland's fascinating story.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 160 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Join Lucy Worsley on a journey across Europe to visit the incredible locations where royal history was made. From the Spanish Armada to the French Revolution, learn how royal history is a mixture of facts, exaggeration, manipulation and mythology. Host: Lucy Worsley.
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 5 hr., 6 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Up From Slavery is a powerful, compelling and haunting 7-part documentary series that examines the history of slavery in America, from the arrival of the first African slaves through Nat Turner's Rebellion to the Civil War and beyond. In 1860, as the American Experiment threatened to explode into a bloody civil war, there were as many as four hundred thousand slave-owners in the United States, and almost four million slaves. The nation was founded...
Language
English
Description
In October 1942, Esther Stermer, the matriarch of a Jewish family in the Ukraine, leads her family underground to hide from the pursuing Nazis – and stays nearly a year and a half. Their harrowing story of survival living in near total darkness in two cold, damp caves is one like no other ever told. It was life...like No Place On Earth.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Scarlett O'Hara is the daughter of a wealthy southern plantation owner. Ashley is the love of her life, but he is going to marry his cousin Melanie Hamilton. At a barbecue at Twelve Oaks, Scarlett meets Rhett Butler. News of the Civil War starting arrives at the barbecue. As the war continues, Scarlett becomes a widow, all while still pining for Ashley. After the war, Scarlett travels to her family's plantation only to find it in ruins, with no food,...
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Embark on an astounding journey across 100,000 light-years to witness key moments in the history of the Milky Way. Using cutting-edge science, National Geographic constructs a 3-D state-of-the-art CGI model of the galaxy. Peer into the heart of the Milky Way on the hunt for super-massive black holes, watch how stars are born and die, fly out and above the plane of the galaxy to understand its true shape, and scour its dusty spiral arms for the possibility...
12) First landing
Series
Publisher
Christian Broadcasting Network
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The untold story of Robert Hunt's incredible sacrifice as expedition chaplain of the Virginia Company's awe-inspiring voyage to the New World---a groundbreaking trip that would result in America's first permanent English settlement in Jamestown, Virginia
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (162 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Join Lucy Worsley on a journey across Europe to visit the incredible locations where royal history was made. From the rule of Henry VIII to the Russian Revolution, learn how royal history is a mixture of facts, exaggeration, manipulation and mythology.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lucy Worsley explores three extraordinary royal palaces: the Tower of London, Hampton Court and Kensington Palace. During lockdown they're closed to visitors, but Lucy has the keys. From William the Conqueror to Princess Diana, they tell the story of almost a thousand years of British monarchy.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The earliest Christians were in fact Jews - essentially, a Jewish sect of Jesus followers. They followed Jesus and respected his teachings as if he were much like a modern-day rabbi. And they adhered to the laws of Moses - which means they circumcised, ate Kosher, and respected Saturday as the Sabbath. So why is there such a separation between Judaism and Christianity today?
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (23 hr., 26 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
"Be an eyewitness to the conflict that divided our nation and changed the very fabric of society. This collection of harrowing and compelling footage traces the evolution of this conflict from a regional military engagement to an ever-expanding war that ultimately spanned three U.S. Presidents. From strategic political move to the immediacy of jungle warfare and the weapons with which the war was waged, Vietnam: America's Conflict captures the sweep...
Publisher
Topics Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 65 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Delve into the origins of the Celts, follow the Williamite War, explore the clans and more. Plus, see all of Ireland--its pastoral countryside, seaside cliffs and haunting castles--and learn all about the traditions that make it unique"--Container."
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