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Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (45 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 cm
Language
English
Description
The documentary takes us to the dawn of democracy and the birthplace of Western civilization on a quest to uncover the buried secrets of one of the world's most enlightened societies - ancient Greece. It is an archeological journey back in time
22) Prohibition
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 360 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in
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...
25) The Vietnam War
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
10 videodiscs (approximately 18 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's ten-part, 18-hour documentary series, The Vietnam War, tells the epic story of one of the most consequential, divisive, and controversial events in American history as it has never before been told on film. Visceral and immersive, the series explores the human dimensions of the war through revelatory testimony of nearly 80 witnesses from all sides -- Americans who fought...
27) The Third Reich
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 180 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
A fascinating program that uncovers familiar anecdotes and fascinating details about the people who comprised the Nazi Party, and raids the treasure trove of archives the Nazis left behind. Includes rarely-seen German newsreel recordings along with other unique footage carried home by Russian troops
Publisher
Marketed and distributed in the U.S. by New Video Group
Pub. Date
2005, c1997
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 50 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Traces the emergence of the modern-day Christmas celebration from pagan festivals such as the Roman Saturnalia, and how British settlers in the New World transformed the patron saint of children into the enduring figure of Santa Claus
30) The corporation
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (145 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
The Corporation charts the spectacular rise of the corporation as a dramatic, pervasive presence in our everyday lives. With a deft mix of humor, visual panache and seriousness, this documentary is a timely, entertaining critique of global conglomerates
32) Alaskan nets
Publisher
Good Deed Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Metlakatla is Alaska's last Native Indian reserve. For hundreds of years two distinct traditions have defined their community, fishing and basketball. Watch as two cousins lead their local High School team toward a shot at their first state championship in over 30 years. In the aftermath of an unimaginable tragedy, a basketball title has the ability to breathe new life back into this small town.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
This documentary features revealing interviews with the prominent figures of the era including: Barbara Ehrenreich, Daniel Ellsberg, Jesse Jackson, Tom Hayden, Arlo Guthrie, Henry Kissinger, Norman Mailer, Robert McNamara, Ed Messe III and Bobby Seale
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
©2007
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (approximately 1,080 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guidebook (vi, 245 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
English
Description
This course provides a survey of the expanse of human development and civilization across the globe. It begins with the invention of agriculture in the Neolithic era and ends with the urbanized, technologically sophisticated world of the 21st century.
37) Natural history
Publisher
American Museum of Natural History
Pub. Date
[1919
Physical Desc
v. : ill. ; 26-29 cm
Language
English
Publisher
Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
10 videodiscs (ca. 19 hrs.) : sd., col., b&w ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
10 episodes tracing the history of jazz from its roots in the African-American community of New Orleans to its heights and continuing presence
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 141 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Origins: From the ancient games and rituals that predate soccer by thousands of years, to the playing fields of Victorian Britain, this program explores the bloody and very often fatal origins of a sport that became a global obsession.
Soccer cultures: This program follows soccer's role within international cultures and in particular the 1998 World Cup match between the US and Iran, showing how soccer acted as an agent for change and brought the...
Series
Historically speaking volume 8
Publisher
PEG Broadcasting Services, Inc
Pub. Date
2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (35 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
History of the Marshfield, Oregon, police force, from the incorporation of the city to the date of its consolidation with Eastside in the re-named city of Coos Bay
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