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- Harlan County USA (English) DVD
- This film documents the coal miners' strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Company in Harlan County, Kentucky in June, 1973. Eastovers refusal to sign a contract (when the miners joined with the United Mine Workers of America) led to the strike, which lasted more than a… [ read more ]
- $39.95
- Hearts and Minds (English) DVD
- A courageous and startling film, Peter Davis' landmark documentary Hearts and Minds unflinchingly confronts the United States' involvement in Vietnam. Using a wealth of sources-from interviews to newsreels to documentary footage of the conflict at home and abroad-Davis constructs a… [ read more ]
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- Paul Robeson: Portraits of the Artist (English) DVD
- All-American athlete, scholar, renowned baritone, stage actor, and social activist, Paul Robeson (1898–1976) was a towering figure and a trailblazer many times over. He made perhaps his biggest impact, however, in the medium of film. The son of an escaped slave, Robeson managed to become a… [ read more ]
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- See how Andrew Jackson took on a superpower in defiance of presidential orders. THE CONQUERORS blends incisive scholarship and dramatic re-creations to bring iconic figures to life. Follow Andrew Jackson's defiant campaign into Spanish Florida. Filled with visits to important sites and intervi [ read more ]
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- From the Model T to fully robotic factories, take a 100-year tour of the most important component of modern industrial production. [ read more ]
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- Top secret documents, declassified after 40 years, offer a fascinating look inside one of the most infamous fiascoes of the Cold War. JFK later called it "the worst experience of my life." BAY OF PIGS DECLASSIFIED explores how much of this legendary disaster was his own doing. It was the… [ read more ]
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- Shunned and discriminated against, Chinese immigrants nonetheless prospered, preserving ancient traditions and embracing the opportunities North America provided. [ read more ]
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- Before the world heard of Osama bin Laden, there was Ayatollah Khomeini--at the time, the most radical Muslim leader of the 20th century, who challenged the world's ''infidels'' in the name of Allah. [ read more ]
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off- Duel: Hamilton vs. Burr with Richard Dreyfuss DVD
- Historians, re-enactors and descendants of the combatants shed light on the fatal encounter of Hamilton and Burr. Examine the background of the fatal exchange through letters and diaries of the combatants. Hosted by Richard Dreyfuss. An objective look that filters fact from fiction. [ read more ]
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- Take triumphantly to the streets of New York who wrested the colonial city from the grasp of George Washington's army. THE CONQUERORS blends incisive scholarship and dramatic re-creations to bring iconic figures to life. Filled with visits to important sites and interviews with leading… [ read more ]
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- From Robber Barons to engineers, these are the stories of the men who shaped one of the greatest accomplishments of the industrial age. [ read more ]
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- The Boston Globe's Mike Barnicle hosts this captivating two-hour tour of America's most historic city. [ read more ]
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- Intelligence experts offer a rare look at the world's most secretive and mysterious nation. Hear from those who have escaped the totalitarian regime. Trace the history of North Korea from its Cold War origins to today. Features and interviews with one of Kim Jong Il's former bodyguards. [ read more ]
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- Recently released tapes offer an inside view of LBJ's White House during the Vietnam conflict. [ read more ]
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- From Colonial farmers to Joe Camel, this is the definitive documentary about the American tobacco industry. [ read more ]
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- The grandson of one of Custer's Native-American scouts tells the stories handed down to him about the battle that has become a touchstone of American history. [ read more ]
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- It was supposed to be the first permanent English settlement in the New World. It became one of the most enduring, tantalizing mysteries in American history. [ read more ]
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- Tension among Native-Americans and settlers, Mexicans and Texans, and competing claims often led to death on the frontier. Probe the legends of the American frontier with an engineer's eye. Hosted by David Carradine. As people and technology spread across the West, death and destruction followe [ read more ]
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- See and experience the historic flight through the eyes of the astronauts, mission controllers, engineers, and designers who made it happen. NASA insiders and the astronauts themselves reveal what it was like in the capsule and command center. See the historic footage of man's first moon… [ read more ]
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- The scientists and engineers who helped build the world's first nuclear weapon reflect on their accomplishments and legacy. [ read more ]
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- Explore the explosive history of American radicalism from the Revolution to the Black Panthers and beyond. Secrets held for decades are exposed in this incisive series. Go inside organizations like the Weather Underground and the Aryan brotherhood. Highly-placed sources and leading experts rev [ read more ]
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- Ongoing excavations shed new light on the first permanent English settlement in the New World. [ read more ]
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- From the challenges of controlling the flood-prone Tennessee River to the construction of nearly 50 power-generating dams, take a comprehensive look at one of the most breathtaking public works projects ever attempted! [ read more ]
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- Trace the 200 year history of America's first industry, which gave the infant nation economic independence. [ read more ]
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- See how the only warship the American Colonies could afford became one of the most feared and envied fighting vessels ever made. [ read more ]
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- The first American sailing ships, these beautiful and fast vessels served admirably as revenue cutters and privateers in the Revolution and War of 1812. [ read more ]
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- The life of this country lawyer from the Virginia Piedmont is the story of the growth and spirit of America. [ read more ]
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- Christopher Columbus wanted to find a new route to Asia, but became the first European to set foot on the New World. Evidence now proves that the Vikings were there long before him, but even in his own time later explorers usurped his glory! BIOGRAPHY® uses period accounts, rare art… [ read more ]
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- Frederick Douglass stumbled upon his calling, giving an impromptu address at an antislavery convention in 1841. A ''recent graduate from the institution of slavery with his diploma on his back,'' he quickly became a powerful symbol of freedom. His brilliant speeches and tireless work… [ read more ]
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- MacArthur was a soldier's soldier: the son of an officer, the star of West Point, and the Army's youngest-ever full general. He was already a retired hero when he was recalled in 1941 to face his biggest challenge--defending an unprepared Pacific force against a seemingly unstoppably… [ read more ]
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- Explore the truths and explode the myths of the man who remains "First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen." [ read more ]
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- For over half a century, she endured threats and ridicule in her tireless quest for reform. She did not live to see the victory she helped bring about. Susan B. Anthony earned her place in history as an unstoppable crusader for woman's suffrage, helping found America's first major civil… [ read more ]
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- Join the fight to keep floodwaters from swamping Chicago, then head south for a mysterious journey into the world of underwater caves. [ read more ]
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- Go behind the doors of the Oval Office for a remarkable view of the decisions that have shaped history in THE SECRET WHITE HOUSE TAPES! [ read more ]
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- INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS exposes a tapestry of ignorance, panic and miscalculation that may have made the L.A. riots inevitable. [ read more ]
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- Defendant Tom Hayden revisits the famed trial of the Chicago 7 in this in-depth look at one of the most bizarre court cases ever carried out in America. [ read more ]
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