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In 1864, after Union general William Tecumseh Sherman burned Atlanta, he marched his sixty thousand troops east through Georgia to the sea, and then up into the Carolinas. The army fought off Confederate forces and lived off the land, pillaging the Southern plantations, taking cattle and crops for their own, demolishing cities, and accumulating a borne-along population of freed blacks and white refugees until all that remained was the dangerous transient...
3) Fury
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April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank and her five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Outnumbered and outgunned, and with a rookie soldier thrust into their platoon, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany.
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Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
xvi, 671 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., plans ; 24 cm.
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Award-winning Civil War historian Trudeau has written a fascinating new history of Sherman's legendary and devastating march through Georgia. Told through diaries and letters of Sherman's soldiers, this work paints a vivid picture of an event that changed the course of America.
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2019]
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333 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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"When Chris McDougall agreed to take in a donkey from an animal hoarder, he thought it would be no harder than the rest of the adjustments he and his family had made after moving from Philadelphia to the heart of Pennsylvania Amish country. But when he arrived Sherman was in such bad shape he could barely move and his hair was coming out in clumps. Chris decided to undertake a radical rehabilitation program designed not only to heal Sherman's body,...
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The New Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
337 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Sherman's Ghosts opens with an epic retelling of General Sherman's fateful decision to turn his sights on the South's civilian population in order to break the back of the Confederacy. Acclaimed author Matthew Carr then exposes how this strategy became the central preoccupation of war planners in the twentieth century and beyond, offering a stunning and lucid assessment of the impact Sherman's slash-and-burn policies have had on subsequent wars, including...
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Disney
Pub. Date
2010
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1 DVD (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Journey through the lives of Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, the Academy Award-winning songwriting team that defined family musical entertainment with unforgettable songs like Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, from Mary Poppins; I Wanna Be Like You, from The Jungle Book; and the most translated song ever written, It's a Small World (After All). Explore the deep and longstanding rift that has kept the brothers personally estranged throughout...
10) Sherman's march
Publisher
First Run Features Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (155 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Ross McElwee sets out to make a documentary about the lingering effects of General Sherman's march of destruction through the South during the Civil War, but is continually sidetracked by women who come and go in his life, his recurring dreams of nuclear holocaust, and Burt Reynolds.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
General William Tecumseh Sherman's total war strategy against the south helped end the Civil War and forever changed the nation. Sherman's brutal and effective campaign, which not only saved the Lincoln presidency, the Union, and thousands of lives, but also made Sherman one of the most hated and controversial figures in American history. In November 1864, Sherman and an army of 60,000 troops began their march from Atlanta to Savannah, and then up...
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PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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This Emmy Award-nominated PBS special is a landmark solo performance by Disney legend Richard M. Sherman, whom with his brother Robert, composed some of the most beloved songs of all time. Richard is joined by a brilliant cast of performers, including the star of Broadway's Mary Poppins Ashley Brown, as well as Juliana Hansen, Wesley Alfvin, and The Dapper Dans of Disneyland.
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20th Century Fox
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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When an advanced canine and his adopted son use their time traveling WABAC machine, events in history spiral out of control to disastrous and comical results. It's up to this most unexpected of father-son teams to somehow put things back on track before the space-time continuum is irreparably destroyed.
15) The finest hours
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-Ray (117 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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In February of 1952, one of the worst storms to ever hit the East Coast struck New England, damaging an oil tanker off the coast of Cape Cod and literally ripping it in half. On a small lifeboat faced with frigid temperatures and 70-foot high waves, four members of the Coast Guard set out to rescue the more than 30 stranded sailors trapped aboard the rapidly-sinking vessel.
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"Blending a fascinating personal history with dramatic historical events, this book brings long-overdue attention to a brilliant woman whose work proved essential for America's early space program. This is the extraordinary true story of America's first female rocket scientist. Told by her son, it describes Mary Sherman Morgan's crucial contribution to launching America's first satellite and the author's labyrinthine journey to uncover his mother's...
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
xxi, 404 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
A profile of the iconic Civil War general explores the paradoxes attributed to his character to discuss such topics as his achievements as a military strategist, his contributions to the Transcontinental Railroad, and his tempestuous family relationships.
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
457 pages ; 25 cm
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Presents a literary memoir of poems, essays, and intimate family photos that reflect on the author's complicated relationship with his mother and his disadvantaged childhood on a Native American reservation.
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