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1) Jazz
Publisher
PBS DVD
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
10 DVDs (ca. 19 hr.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Documentary exploring the history of jazz from its beginnings through the 1990's, including the stories of many of its creators and performers. Includes archival video, still photographs, historical performances, and newly recorded interviews and musical performances.
3) Gunpowder
Publisher
VSN
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (177 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Activist Guy Fawkes and a group of disgruntled, persecuted provincial Catholics conspire to work together to blow up the House of Lords and kill King James I in the early seventeenth century
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
First permanent European settlement in the United States was founded two generations before the Pilgrims arrived in 1565. America's Untold Story uncovers the story of America's past that never made it into textbooks.
Publisher
[PBS Distribution]
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 216 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Explores the world created by America's first peoples. The series reaches back 15,000 years to reveal massive cities aligned to the stars, unique systems of science and spirituality, and 100 million people connected by social networks spanning two continents.
Publisher
Entertainment One
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (430 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The second season of AMC's post-Civil War series Hell on Wheels; continues the story of former Confederate soldier Cullen Bohannon, whose journey is filled with turmoil and danger as he struggles to leave a troubled past behind. Centered around the traveling town that follows the construction of the transcontinental railroad, the series examines the greed and corruption in man₂s fight for power.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
2 Blu-rays (290 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Dramatizes the historic feud between two families living along the Tug Fork River on the border between West Virginia and Kentucky in the late 1800s. After returning from the Civil War, two men spark a feud between their families that leads to battles and causes the families and their neighbors to seek vengeance against each other.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1957, twenty-two year old Jenny leaves her home to become a midwife in a deprived nursing convent helping poor pregnant mothers coping with harsh living conditions. A moving, intimate, funny, and true-to-life look at the colorful stories of midwifery and families in East London in the '50s based on the bestselling memoirs of the late Jennifer Worth. When Jenny Lee first arrives in Poplar, she knows nothing about hardship, poverty, and life itself....
9) Burning bush
Publisher
Kino Lorber, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (234 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Acclaimed director Agnieszka Holland returns to a pivotal time in modern Czech history: the shocking act of a student of the Charles University's Faculty of Arts, who in protest of the Soviet occupation, set himself on fire in Prague's Wenceslas Square on January 16, 1969, and died four days later. Through the story of defense attorney Dagmar Buresova, who defended Palach's legacy in a doomed lawsuit, the film examines the transformations taking place...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Great Paxford's inspirational band of women return for more incredible stories from the home front as they deal with imminent threat during the Battle of Britain. As the nation finds itself increasingly beleaguered, relationships, friendships, and loyalties within the community will be tested as never before. The women find they must heighten their efforts to boost morale amidst the chaos and uncertainty enveloping the village.
11) The great fire
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Bring the Great Fire of London to life through the eyes of people who lived through it.
Publisher
Huell Howser Productions
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (56:18 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Huell gets a tour of the Santa Barbara ranch home of President Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, who named it Rancho del Cielo. Huell hears stories about the historic events that took place there, as well as more personal stories from a former secret service agent assigned to President Reagan"--Description from www.calgold.com
16) Affairs of the heart: Series one :classic tales of love and loss based on the fiction of Henry James
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 351 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Romantic tales from the late Victorian high society of love and loss. These unfold from the country houses of England to the drawing rooms of New York, from the palazzos of Venice to the art studios of London. Scoundrels and schemers collide with ingénues and admirers in the terribly intricate affairs of the heart.
17) The Alienist
Pub. Date
[2019]
Formats
Description
A psychological thriller set in 1896 about the hunt for a serial killer responsible for the gruesome murders of boy prostitutes that have gripped New York City. Based on the novel by Caleb Carr.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (480 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It is a new century and with it comes the promise of a hopeful future, but the past casts a long shadow over Cornwall. Following the death of Elizabeth, Ross Poldark resolves to put Westminster behind him and spend more time with the people he loves. However, when an old friend emerges with a plea for help, Ross is compelled to challenge the establishment again.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (480 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ross Poldark rides again in a swashbuckling new adaptation of the hit series that helped launch Masterpiece in the 1970s. Captain Poldark is a redcoat who returns to Cornwall after the American Revolution and finds that his fighting days are far from over.
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