Summary: The Crusades began as a holy mission to liberate Jerusalem and became the largest mass migration in European history. When they ended 200 years later, the Crusades had created a mythology of knights and chivalry, and left a legacy of distrust between East and West that continues to shape our world today. Filmed on location throughout Europe and the Middle East.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Home Video 2001
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Take an electrifying journey into the unexplored territory of our culture's dark side, and get an up-close and powerfully personal perspective on some of the most savage serial killers in the history of law enforcement.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A & E 2000
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Hosted and based on the book by Dr. Helen Castor, an accomplished and elegant historian, and filmed on location in England and France, this captivating BBC series explores the lives of seven English queens who challenged male power, the fierce and fiery reactions they provoked, and whether, in fact, much has changed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 2013
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SHESummary: "An astonishingly candid view of a once-secret nation with rare archival footage, insightful historical commentary and stunning eyewitness accounts from citizens who struggled through China's most decisive century"--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zeitgeist Films 2007
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CHIBurns, Ken
Summary: Explores the life and career of one of the most influential American documentary filmmakers, Ken Burns.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Public Broadcasting Service 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV KENSummary: The Great Lakes and connecting waterways, have been at the center of the traditional and contemporary economics for centuries. Meet the Ojibwe and a Tribe that was relocated to this region-the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin who care for these lands. Natural resources have been the Tribes' main economy-the famous Red Lake walleye and wild rice lakes. Growing Native Host Stacey Thunder (Red Lake and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Reporting from the frontiers of science, follow researchers on the winding paths of uncertainty and the unknown. From the mysteries of astrophysics to the technologies that could rival or surpass the abilities of the human mind, the series reveals how far humans have come, how they've managed to get here, and the remarkable scientists who are transforming the world and the future.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2018