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Authors, American 20th century Biography City dwellers Effect of wars on United States Hemingway, Ernest 1899-1961 United States History 1933-1945 United States History 1961-1969 United States History 1969- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 History World War, 1939-1945 Social aspects World War, 1939-1945 United States World War, 1939-1945 War workFilter By Subjects
Authors, American 20th century Biography City dwellers Effect of wars on United States Hemingway, Ernest 1899-1961 United States History 1933-1945 United States History 1961-1969 United States History 1969- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 History World War, 1939-1945 Social aspects World War, 1939-1945 United States World War, 1939-1945 War workSummary: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, and Sarah Botstein's three-part, six-hour documentary series examines how the American people and leaders responded to one of the greatest humanitarian disasters of the twentieth century, and how this catastrophe challenged America's identity as a nation of immigrants and the very ideals of democracy.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV USSummary: Examine 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.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV HEMSummary: In an immersive narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Features testimony from nearly 100 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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3 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV VIECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD VIE NOT RATEDSummary: Tells the story of ordinary people in four quintessentially American towns - Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and Luverne, Minnesota - and examines the ways in which the Second World War touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2007