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The Blue Ridge Parkway : America's favorite journey is the theatrical visitor's center documentary produced for the National Park Service. Winding through majestic mountains, idyllic farmlands, and distinct communities of the Southern Appalachians, the Blue Ridge Parkway stretches for almost 500 miles through Virginia and North Carolina. Through the use of breathtaking aerial photography, remarkable storytelling, and authentic regional music, The...
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Containing over 3 hours of original historical footage and interviews with Pearl Harbor Survivors, this DVD collection recounts the events of December 7, 1941 with a dramatic immediacy and scrupulous attention to detail. Early on that Sunday morning, a Japanese fleet closed in on the Hawaiian Islands. Their bold air attack would successfully destroy a significant portion of the United States Pacific Fleet and draw the country into World War II. Featuring...
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This program is about American explorers and pioneers who were the pathfinders: those who first explored the valleys, rivers and mountains of America, and those who were the first to make it their home. Men like Christopher Columbus, Sir Francis Drake, Henry Hudson, James Cook, Daniel Boone, Robert Gray, Lewis and Clark, Charles Wilkes, John Fremont, and more. While outlining the exploration of our continent, this also captures the great beauty and...
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The industrial revolution brought better quality clothing, china, and mechanical devices on a much wider basis. However, it also brought with it a list of problems such as poor sanitation and a lack of labor laws. Scholars from the University of Warwick and UCLA share their knowledge about the Industrial Revolution in this enlightening video.
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The "Enlightenment", which began in France, spread to other countries in Europe and then to America, shifted thinking from reliance on the Church to self reliance . It fostered a change from blind faith to inquiring minds. It encouraged the investigation of new ideas. It gave fuel to both the French and American Revolutions. The Enlightenment may not have left physical evidence behind, like the pyramids of Egypt or the Coliseum of Rome, but it has...
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Series exams how politics and honor have co-existed to strengthen our government. Over time and across years, changes in the spirit and practice of government offices have moved from development and cohesion to enlightenment and understanding. The preservation of balances has long been pursued in the course of evolving offices.
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"The Imperial Japanese Navy made its attack on Pearl Harbor on the morning of December 7, 1941. The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, was aimed at the Pacific Fleet of the United States Navy and its defending Army Air Forces and Marine Air Forces. The attack damaged or destroyed twelve American warships, destroyed 188 aircraft, and killed 2,403 American servicemen and 68 civilians. This program uses archival footage, photographs, and...
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"The Wild West is a time in America's past that is riddled with folklore and myth. The legendary figures that arose from these mythical times have become true American icons: Wyatt Earp, Jesse James, Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, Sitting Bull, Annie Oakley, Billy the kid, Calamity Jane and more. Some were honorable while others were notorious; however, all of their deeds, both good and bad, propelled them out of the West and into American history."--Publisher's...
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Series exams how politics and honor have co-existed to strengthen our government. Over time and across years, changes in the spirit and practice of government offices have moved from development and cohesion to enlightenment and understanding. The preservation of balances has long been pursued in the course of evolving offices. Begins with the Declaration of Independence, which proclaimed freedom for the people in the United States of America.
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"Mount Rushmore is a tremendous American achievement. It is an artfully carved testament to the American ideals of freedom, liberty, and justice. The faces of four of America's most revered leaders, forever etched in stone, tower over South Dakota's majestic Black Hills. It is a colossal image for an expansive country. This video presents the complete story of Mount Rushmore. It chronicles the memorial from its conception through its completion. It...
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"The Statue of Liberty is an American icon, a 305-foot symbol of freedom to all. In this informative video for kids, we will follow the Statue of Liberty from her creation in France, to her reformation in 1986, to what she means and represents to us today. Viewers will learn about the men who created her, the technologies used to manufacture, ship and erect the statue in New York, and how the statue grew to represent the American dream to millions...