American History
- 1861: The Civil War Awakening (Hardcover)
- As the United States marks the 150th anniversary of our defining national drama, 1861 presents a gripping and original account of how the Civil War began. 1861 is an epic of courage and heroism beyond the battlefields. Early in that fateful year, a second American revolution unfolded,… [ read more ]
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off- 1967 VW Beetle DVD
- Two teams battle to remake the classic Bug into one thing it was never designed to be--a racer! [ read more ]
$24.95- $19.99
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off- 1968: With Tom Brokaw DVD
- With deep insight and broad scope, one of the most trusted figures in American media reflects on this pivotal year in our nation's development. Brokaw himself reported many of the major events of 1968, most famously RFK's assassination. From the iconic journalist and award-winning author… [ read more ]
$24.95- $20.99
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off- 1993 World Trade Center Bombing DVD
- The premier episode of A&E's innovative new series tells the story of the 1993 bombing in the words of those who were there. [ read more ]
$24.95- $19.99
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off- 70's Fever DVD
- 70s Fever is the follow-up to The History Channel's successful documentary, Hippies . Using rare footage and a period soundtrack, it deconstructs the 1970s, from Watergate to Studio 54. If the 1960s represented peace, love, and the ''We Generation'', then the 1970s came to represent the pleas [ read more ]
$24.95- $19.99
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off- 70's Tech DVD
- The 1970s were a decade of excess. Dust off your mirror ball, put on your leisure suit, and rediscover the gadgets of the era. Play PONG with its inventor and learn how this simple game created a billion dollar empire. Texas Instruments engineers explain how the technology behind the Speak &… [ read more ]
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- 9/11 10th Anniversary Edition DVD
- This 9/11 10th Anniversary DVD Set commemorates the 10th anniversary of the attacks on New York’s World Trade Center with three new special programs. This 3-DVD set contains: VOICES FROM INSIDE THE TOWERS At 8:46 a.m. on September 11, 2001, American Flight 11 crashed into the North… [ read more ]
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off- 911 State of Emergency DVD
- 9/11 STATE OF EMERGENCY is a ground-breaking documentary that tells the story of 9/11 in the words of key political and military leaders, and ordinary men and women who suddenly found themselves on the frontlines of a new kind of war. National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, White House… [ read more ]
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off- A Fragile Freedom: African-American Historic Sites DVD
- From Jacksonville to New York City, this unique tour of America highlights the places where African American history was made. [ read more ]
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off- A&E Top 10: Cars That Changed The Automobile Industry DVD
- From the "Tin Lizzie" to today, we count down the most influential cars of all time. [ read more ]
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off- African American Lives DVD
- An unprecedented four-part series, AFRICAN AMERICAN LIVES uncovers a new level personal discovery. Using genealogy, oral history, family stories, and DNA analysis to trace lineages through American history and back to Africa, the series provides life-changing journeys for a diverse group of… [ read more ]
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off- Aftershock: Beyond the Civil War DVD
- The aftermath of the War Between the States was for many as terrible as the hostility itself. This riveting DVD presents the unvarnished story of the traumatic Reconstruction period. Slavery was not wiped out by the Civil War, only driven underground. The post-war chaos was a breeding… [ read more ]
$24.95- $21.99
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off- Air War In Vietnam
- From dogfights in Phantoms to B-52 carpet-bombing raids, get an up-close look at the AIR WAR IN VIETNAM. [ read more ]
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off- Airborne Assault DVD
- Explore the tactics, training and techniques of the soldiers who extend the infantrymen's battlefield into the third dimension. [ read more ]
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off- Alamo DVD
- Remember the Alamo is one of the most famous historical phrases in U.S. history. Glorified in books, movies and TV, the last stand at the Alamo will now be seen as never before. Bill Chemerka, founder of the Alamo Historical Society, helps re-create a view from above that was impossible to… [ read more ]
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off- Alaska's Bloodiest Battle DVD
- Examine relics from a forgotten front of World War II. See some of the most remote reminders of the global conflict still standing. Walk the ground where foreign troops set foot n U.S. soil during WWII. Hosted by Steve Thomas (This Old House). [ read more ]
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off- Alaska: Big America DVD
- Alaska: Big America goes on the road to the far-flung corners of the great state of Alaska to tell some compelling stories of life in the bush. [ read more ]
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- Albert Einstein Bobblehead
- The Albert Einstein Bobblehead celebrates the beloved German genius. Einstein was a forward thinker who developed the theory of relativity, which generated a revolution in physics. In 1921 he received a Nobel Peace Prize. Einstein became a US citizen in 1940 to avoid death by Adolf Hitler—he… [ read more ]
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off- Alexander Hamilton Bobblehead
- The Alexander Hamilton Bobblehead celebrates the Founding Father and soldier. Hamilton is admirable for having been orphaned by the age of 11 in the West Indies, and still making a huge difference in this country. The people in his community in the West Indies recognized him for his… [ read more ]
$24.95- $17.47
- All About the States DVD
- The 50 United States operate under one federal district and together span more than 3.5 million square miles. This collection fills in the blanks to reveal how each state’s territory was determined and explores their individual natural environments, populations, politics, traditions,… [ read more ]
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off- All The Presidents Kids DVD
- Get a unique perspective on life at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue from the people who didn't choose to live there. Includes recollections from Steve Ford, Michael Reagan, and former Secret Service agents Paul Landis and Robert Foster. A fascinating look at life in the public eye. Historians talk a [ read more ]
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- Amelia Blu-ray
- Two-time Academy Award® Winner Hilary Swank delivers an unforgettable performance as Amelia Earhart, the legendary American aviatrix who boldly flew into the annals of history. Richard Gere co-stars as her charismatic business partner and adoring husband George Putnam. Bound by ambition and… [ read more ]
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- Amelia DVD
- Two-time Oscar-winner Hilary Swank soars as the iconic aviator Amelia Earhart in this 2009 biopic. Earhart captured a place in history and legend in 1932 when she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. As her reputation soared, so did her relationship with her… [ read more ]
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off- America The Story of Us DVD Set
- Included in set: America The Story of Us: REBELS From Jamestown to Plymouth, early settlers fight for survival. Tobacco sows the seeds of opportunity in the South, the North becomes a powerhouse of trade, and the American spirit is born. Tension, taxation and resistance explode into war… [ read more ]
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off- America: The Story of Us Blu-Ray
- Click here to purchase the standard version of America The Story of Us A riveting adventure of how America was invented, AMERICA The Story of Us focuses on the people, ideas and events that b [ read more ]
$49.95- $34.97
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off- American Civil War DVD
- This official commemorative video from the Civil War Trust uses period photographs, factual re-enactments and first person accounts bring the epic contest to life. [ read more ]
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off- American Experience: Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided DVD
- From award-winning film-maker David Grubin, this miniseries weaves together the troubled lives of a dirt-farmer's son and a wealthy Southern slave-owner's daughter. Together, Abraham and Mary Lincoln ascended to the pinnacle of power at the most difficult time in the nation's history, the… [ read more ]
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off- American Experience: Clinton Blu-ray
- In the tradition of American Experience's acclaimed Presidents series, Clinton provides an intimate, honest, balanced look at the 42nd president's life, career, and legacy. This definitive biography will track William Jefferson Clinton from his difficult childhood in Hope, Arkansas, through… [ read more ]
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off- American Experience: Clinton DVD
- In the tradition of American Experience's acclaimed Presidents series, Clinton provides an intimate, honest, balanced look at the 42nd president's life, career, and legacy. This definitive biography will track William Jefferson Clinton from his difficult childhood in Hope, Arkansas, through… [ read more ]
$29.95- $20.97
- American Experience: Freedom Riders Blu-ray
- In 1961, the Civil Rights Movement in America was at a turning point -- while the Supreme Court had ruled that racial segregation was illegal, in many parts of the South public facilities were still divided into areas for blacks and whites, and while president John F. Kennedy spoke out in… [ read more ]
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- American Experience: Freedom Riders DVD
- In 1961, the Civil Rights Movement in America was at a turning point -- while the Supreme Court had ruled that racial segregation was illegal, in many parts of the South public facilities were still divided into areas for blacks and whites, and while president John F. Kennedy spoke out in… [ read more ]
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- American Experience: Lee & Grant: Generals of the Civil War DVD
- Step behind the battle lines with generals on both sides of the Civil War as AMERICAN EXPERIENCE explores the military prowess and political ambition of Union victor Ulysses S. Grant and his Confederate foe, Robert E. Lee. The first DVD in this set portrays General Ulysses S. Grant.… [ read more ]
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off- American Experience: RFK DVD
- Robert F. Kennedy played a significant role in many of the political events that shaped America in the 1960s, from the Cuban Missile Crisis to the civil rights struggle, making his assassination in 1968 all the more tragic. This episode of PBS's "American Experience" focuses on the life and… [ read more ]
$24.95- $17.47
- American Experience: Road To Memphis DVD
- On this American Experience: Road To Memphis DVD, we are reminded that we were never concerned with who killed Martin Luther King, but what killed Martin Luther King, says Andrew Young, former aide to Dr. King in ROADS TO MEMPHIS. From Emmy Award-winning director Stephen Ives, the 90-minute… [ read more ]
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off- American Experience: The Crash of 1929 DVD
- In 1929 there were few critics of the stock market; it seemed to rise without limits. In fact, presidents and economists alike confidently predicted that America would soon enter a "New Era" when everyone could be rich. But when reality finally struck, the consequences of such unbound… [ read more ]
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off- American Experience: The Duel DVD
- Alexander Hamilton, was an impoverished immigrant from the West Indies. Aaron Burr was born into wealth and privilege in New England. Both rose to fame: one became a framer of the U.S. Constitution, the other a Revolutionary War veteran and financier. In 1804 they faced each other in a duel… [ read more ]
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off- American Experience: The Kennedys DVD
- Travel back to a time when an American royal family captured the world's imagination. "American Experience: The Kennedys" (2004) provides the first in-depth exploration of the rise of an American political dynasty. Beginning with family patriarch Joseph P. Kennedy's work on Wall Street and… [ read more ]
$19.99- $13.99
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off- American Experience: Ulysses S. Grant DVD
- This insightful 2005 documentary about the greatest union hero of the Civil War is presented from public television's "American Experience." The fascinating four-hour study of the brilliant military tactician features Ulysses "Sam" Grant's rise from an ex-military alcoholic clerk to leader… [ read more ]
$19.95- $13.97
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off- American Revolution: Battle of Cowpens DVD
- Through their efforts we discover how and why Morgan's amateurs managed to totally destroy a force belonging to the world's best trained and most feared Army. [ read more ]
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off- American Vesuvius DVD
- Author Charles Pellegrino compares the collapse of the Twin Towers with the ancient eruption of Mount Vesuvius. A remarkable comparison of two epic disasters separated by nearly 2,000 years. Led by forensic physicist and author Charles Pellegrino (Ghosts of Vesuvius). A fascinating new look at [ read more ]
$29.95- $23.99
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