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Documentary Documentary television programs. Documentary-Television series. Films for people with visual disabilities. Films for the hearing impaired. Historical television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Television programs for the hearing impaired. Television programs-United States. videorecordingSummary: Unlock mysteries and uncover lost history with the experts as they use yesteryear's technology to recreate five ancient engineering marvels and to discover what daily life was really like in these communities. Travel around the globe from China to Egypt and take a fresh, "hands-on" look at mankind's greatest cultures and civilizations.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2008
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Presents archeological scholarship from the Holy Land to explore the beginnings of modern religion and the origins of the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Old Testament. This archeological detective story tackles some of the biggest questions in biblical studies: Where did the ancient Israelites come from? Who wrote the Bible, when, and why? How did the worship of one God--the foundation of...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2009
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BIBSummary: The story of aviatrix Jacqueline Cochran and the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) is told by some of the participants and illustrated with archival film and home movies.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH 2006
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV FLYSummary: Tells the sweeping and dramatic story of religious life in America, examining more than 500 years of American religious history, from the voyage of Christopher Columbus to the 2008 presidential election. Examine this history as it has played out in public life, exploring the complex interaction between religion and democracy in the United States; the origins of the American concept of religious...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2010
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV GODSummary: The words 'My Lai' are seared into our memories of the Vietnam War, but few know what really happened in the small Vietnamese village on March 16, 1968. Now, drawing on 400 hours of recently discovered audio recordings and new interviews with participants, eye witnesses, and investigators, the complete story can finally be told about one of the most shocking atrocities in modern times, and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2010