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(0)Ken Burns
Author
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The complete Emmy Award-winning story of America's national pastime from master storyteller Ken Burns is now fully restored in high definition! Baseball spans the quest for racial justice, the clash of labor and management, the immigrant experience, the transformation of popular culture and the enduring appeal of the national pastime.
Author
Language
English
Description
The audio companion to the magnificent seven-part PBS series
The individuals featured in this audiobook are not historians or scholars. They are ordinary men and women who experienced–and helped to win–the most devastating war in history, in which between 50 to 60 million lives were lost.
Focusing on the citizens of four towns–Luverne, Minnesota; Sacramento, California; Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama–The...
The individuals featured in this audiobook are not historians or scholars. They are ordinary men and women who experienced–and helped to win–the most devastating war in history, in which between 50 to 60 million lives were lost.
Focusing on the citizens of four towns–Luverne, Minnesota; Sacramento, California; Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama–The...
10) Hemingway
Publisher
[PBS Direct]
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"HEMINGWAY examines the visionary work and turbulent life of one of the greatest and most influential American writers -- Ernest Hemingway. Intimate and insightful, the series weaves together Hemingway's biography with excerpts from his work. The film penetrates the myth of Hemingway to reveal a deeply troubled and ultimately tragic figure."--
12) The address
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"At the tiny Greenwood School in the small New England town of Putney, Vermont, its roughly 50 students, boys from the ages 11 to 17 are asked each year to memorize the Gettysburg Address. This would be a daunting assignment for any student, but the boys at Greenwood all suffer from learning differences that have made their personal, academic and social progress extremely challenging. As the students come to terms with the address's simple message...
Author
Publisher
Rizzoli
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"From the battlefileds of the American Revolution to trails blazed by indigenous peoples and pioneers, lands explored by Lewis and Clark, and roads traveled by civil rights marchers, this lavishly illustrated book--published in association with the Partnership for the National Trails System--documents the history, beauty, and significance of America's 19 national trails"--Inside jacket.
14) The Shakers
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
Full screen version.
Language
English
Description
This revealing and poignant film by Ken Burns portrays 200 years of Shaker life in America, guided by the recollections of the three surviving members of the faith, along with a wealth of archival material from over 40 collections. Explore every aspect of this strange and noble sect that produced some of the greatest architecture and furniture in American history.
15) Jazz
Publisher
Florentine Films
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Documentary exploring the history of jazz from its beginnings through the 1990's, including the stories of many of its creators and performers. Includes archival video, still photographs, historical performances, and newly recorded interviews and musical performances.
Publisher
PBS DVD
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the most important expedition in American history, led by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Includes the stories of the young army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark's African-American slave, and the Shoshone woman named Sacagawea who went with them.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment [distributor]
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Frank Lloyd Wright was one of the greatest of all American architects. Over the course of his long career, Wright designed over 800 buildings. This program uses live cinematography, interviews, and rare archival footage to bring Wright's story to life.
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
This film "examines America's response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises of the twentieth century. Americans consider themselves a 'nation of immigrants,' but as the catastrophe of the Holocaust unfolded in Europe, the United States proved unwilling to open its doors to more than a fraction of the hundreds of thousands of desperate people seeking refuge. Through riveting firsthand testimony of witnesses and survivors who as children endured...