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1) The West
Publisher
Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004], c1996
Physical Desc
5 DVDs (ca. 720 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Spanning from the first European advance into the wilderness to the dawn of the 20th century, this series portrays the profound, often devastating impact the onrushing white settlers, adventurers and exploiters had on Native Americans and the land.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (ca. 8 hr., 37 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The Zero killer: No Allied aircraft can match Japan's deadly Zero until the American Navy deploys the fearsome F6F Hellcat. Strap in with legendary dogfighters Robert Duncan, Hamilton McWhorter, and Alex Vraciu to relive the epic dogfights of 1943 that wrote a new chapter in the annals of aerial combat. The last gunfighter: Tackle the fierce North Vietnamese MiG in the Navy's best fighter, the F8 Crusader, alongside jocks Paul Speer and Phil Wood,...
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 350 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This epic program encompasses nearly a thousand years of despair and rebellion, innovation and conflict, from the first settlement of Russe Vikings to the brutal murder of Tsar Nicholas II and his family. The lives and complicated legacies of figures like Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great, Catherine the Great and Rasputin are explored in two episodes. Russian: Land of the Tsars blends rare source materials, historical re-enactments, expert commentary,...
Publisher
Palm Pictures [distributor]
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (210 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of American roots music in the 20th century. Features historic and documentary footage of pioneering artists. Covers blues, country, gospel, folk, Cajun, sydeco, bluegrass, tejano and Native American music.
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Long before 9/11, a far deadlier, little-known attack from the ocean depths struck our shores, lasting three-and-a-half years and claiming 5,000 lives. Now, famed undersea explorer Bob Ballard, discoverer of the Titanic, investigates the wreck of one attack craft, a German submarine that lies at the bottom of the gulf just a few miles off the coast of New Orleans. U-166 was part of Operation Drumbeat, a highly successful German U-boat operation that...
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....
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.
10) Machu Picchu
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
©2014
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Using cutting-edge, 3D laser-scanning technology, structural engineer Steve Burrows leads his team of experts into the Peruvian jungle to scan the sacred Inca city of Machu Picchu, asking three main questions: How did the Inca build a city atop a mountain ridge? How were the terraces constructed? And how did they supply water to the city? Join the team as they turn back time and decode the past.
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Part Renaissance prince, part medieval tyrant, Henry VIII is the most famous of English kings. Venture beyond the facade of his glamorous court to understand the danger and intrigue that routinely cost courtiers their heads.
14) 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
Allumination FilmWorks
Pub. Date
2006, c1993
Physical Desc
3 videodisc (405 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Comeback: Matt takes the ride of his life to prove he's still the Man from Snowy River; an old friend of Rob's arrives and turns many women's heads.
Grand opening: Montana is attracted to Rob's old friend, Duncan Jones. The McGregors are worried about cattle rustling and Hannah Kirov begins a surprising new business venture.
Black sheep: When a mysterious new woman comes to town, not every McGregor is pleased to make her acquaintance.
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17) Killing Jesus
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 DVD videodisc (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Examines the life of Jesus of Nazareth, leading up to his crucifixtion.
18) Billy the Kid
Series
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A fascinating look at the myth and the man behind it, who, in just a few short years transformed himself from a skinny orphan boy to the most feared man in the West and an enduring western icon.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (171 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In September 1942 at the height of the battle for the Atlantic, a German U-boat torpedoed the RMS Laconia, sinking the British ship without knowing that it carried more than 2,000 passengers, many of them civilians. What followed is a harrowing true story of heroism, heartbreak, and unexpected humanity in the midst of the bloodiest conflict in history.
Publisher
Distributed by Koch Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (383 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In the first century A.D., Flavius Silva, commander of the Roman Tenth Legion in Palestine, leads his forces in combat against the remaining Jewish Zealots who have taken refuge in the seemingly impregnable fortress of Masada. There, the engineering and military might of Rome faces the passion and ingenuity of Eleazer ben Yair and his people.
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