Summary: Year by year the tourist trade has dwindled in fictional Pingwah Falls, leaving the town practically bankrupt. When a plan was unveiled for a modern resort, everyone's hopes rose.until they learned the land is home to a threatened species of bird. In this Fred Friendly Seminar moderated by Harvard Law School's Arthur Miller, panelists including former county supervisor Tom Mullen; Christopher...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: The fictional locale known as Eagle Bay is breathtakingly beautiful. First home to a handful of modest houses, over the decades it has transitioned into a neighborhood of stately mansions-except for one 50-acre parcel, whose owners now want to sell it for subdivision. This Fred Friendly Seminar moderated by Harvard Law School's Arthur Miller explores the complexities that arise when a family's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: To at least one resident of the fictional city of Metropolis, a new outer suburb being planned for some pristine farmland sounds like the American Dream come true. His brother, also a Metropolite but an advocate of smart growth, sees it as a nightmare. Moderated by Harvard Law School's Arthur Miller, this Fred Friendly Seminar seeks to understand the housing situation facing the U.S.-a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Aldridge, Rebecca.
Summary: Describes the history of the Hoover Dam and how it was built.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 627.82 ALDReis, Ronald A.
Summary: Describes the history of the New York City subway system and how it was built.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 388.428 REISummary: This episode of the four-part documentary series highlights how America harnessed two of its mightiest rivers and put them to work for its citizens. The projects—the Mississippi's system of levees and floodways, and the Colorado's Hoover Dam—constitute vastly different engineering efforts. Their tale is epic, at first one of folly and failure, then of unprecedented personal drama and human...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2002
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Summary: This episode of the four-part documentary series highlights how electricity became a part of every American's life. After 1880, Thomas Edison launched the electric-lighting era, and power plants spread to cities. Few private utilities wired rural areas, citing its cost. But if private firms refused to do it, the government would. Arthur Morgan and David Lilienthal, leading the Tennessee Valley...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2002
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Summary: This episode of the four-part documentary series connects the histories of the eleven major bridges that unite the islands that make up New York City and connect the great metropolis to the rest of the nation. This video tells the story of Othmar Ammann, the greatest bridge-builder of the twentieth century.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2002
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Summary: This episode of the four-part film series documents the building of the most expensive highway project in American history. Billions have been spent to mitigate the concerns of Boston’s residents, business leaders, and environmentalists.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2002