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Ken Burns' American livesSummary: With the Boston Harbor still stained from over-taxed British tea, a revolution is brewing in the colonies! And now England has thousands of troops headed for America's shores to squelch her subjects' freedom-loving spirit! It's up to John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson to convince a stubborn congress of British colonists to unite as American patriots turn the inevitable war with...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS SEVSummary: They were the most legendary and respected politicians, statesmen and warriors of history's first republic since the days of ancient Rome. They were also traitors and smugglers, rabble rousers and hot-heads, unfaithful husbands and prodigious drinkers. Our "Founding Fathers" were, in fact, human beings. Gain a fascinating glimpse behind the images on the marble busts and faces on our dollar...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2000
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV FOUSummary: Volume 1 begins with a look at two of the many crises faced by George Washington during his term as America's first president. At a time when any conflict had the potential to dissolve the fragile union, Washington surrounded himself with brilliant men who were bound by their undying devotion to America, but who were often bitterly divided about how best to serve their common cause. Volume 2...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2002
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV FOUVidal, Gore
Summary: An irreverent treatment of this hallowed history takes readers into the drawing rooms and bedrooms of these three giant figures in American history, examining their everyday concerns as well as critical decisions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2003