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Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
At the start of World War I, German imperial troops burn down a mission in Africa. The mission's reverend was so overtaken with disappointment that he passes away. Shortly after his well-educated, snooty sister Rose buries her brother, she must leave on the only available transport, the 'African Queen' steamboat. The boat is manned by the ill-mannered bachelor, Charlie. Together they embark on a long difficult journey, without any comfort. Rose grows...
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
2 DVD (61 min.) : sound, color with black and white seqeunces ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
During August and September 2001 (a six week underwater expedition), Cameron and a group of scientists staged an expedition to the wreck of the RMS Titanic (12,500 feet to the wreckage of the Titanic), and dived in Russian deep-submersibles to obtain more detailed images than anyone had before. With the help of two small, purpose-built remotely operated vehicles, nicknamed "Jake" and "Elwood", the audience too can see inside the Titanic, and with...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (ca. 105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The timeless tale of two mismatched strangers joining forces in a common cause, and finding love along the way. The story chronicles the burgeoning romance between river rat Charlie Allnut and missionary Rose Sayer, as they reluctantly join forces to torpedo a German gunboat in war torn East Africa.
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Formats
Description
He was Sam Clemens, steamboat pilot, before he was Mark Twain, famous author. His better-known name originated with the lingo of navigation, and much of his writing was informed by his shipboard adventures on one of the world's great rivers. In this classic of American literature, Twain offers lively recollections ranging from his salad days as a novice pilot to views from the passenger deck in the twilight of the river culture's heyday. Under the...
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
150 p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm.
Description
"Marie-Grace can't wait to begin her journey up the Mississippi River with her father. The steamboat they're traveling on is the biggest and fanciest boat Marie-Grace has ever seen. It's crowded with all sorts of interesting passengers, including Wilhelmina Newman, a girl her age. Wilhelmina is traveling alone, and she's carrying a secret in one of her trunks--clues to hidden Gold Rush treasure. Marie-Grace and Wilhelmina have to unravel the clues...
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
419 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"It was called "The Titanic of the South." The luxury steamship sank in 1838 with Savannah's elite on board; through time, their fates were forgotten--until the wreck was found. When Savannah history professor Everly Winthrop is asked to guest-curate a new museum collection focusing on artifacts recovered from the steamship Pulaski, she's shocked. The ship sank after a boiler explosion in 1838, and the wreckage was just discovered, 180 years later....
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