Summary: This explores the extraordinary story of what happens when a freedom-loving nation outlaws the sale of intoxicating liquor, and the disastrous unintended consequences that follow. The utterly relevant cautionary tale raises profound questions about the proper role of government and the limits of legislating morality. When the country goes dry in 1920, after a century of debate, millions of...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2011

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DOC P

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV PRO

Summary: Traces the birth of the national park idea in the mid-1800s and follows its evolution for nearly 150 years. Using archival photographs, first-person accounts of historical characters, personal memories and analysis from more than 40 interviews, and what Burns believes is the most stunning cinematography in Florentine Films' history, the series chronicles the steady addition of new parks through...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2009

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 333.783 NAT
2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV NAT

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD 333.783 NAT

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Doc N

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD NAT NOT RATED