Summary: TURN: Washington's Spies takes viewers into the stirring and treacherous world of the Revolutionary War and America's first spy ring. In this season, the Patriot cause has suffered the crushing loss of their capital city of Philadelphia to the British. Washington's army faces desertion and death, and the embattled General faces conspirators from within his own ranks, as well as personal demons...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TURSummary: Offers an intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of a few weeks. Centering on Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, the film goes behind closed doors to examine the symbiotic relationship between Wall Street and Washington.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA TOOSummary: A historical thriller set during the Revolutionary War. Abe Woodhull is a farmer living in British-occupied Long Island who bands together with his friends to from the Culper Ring, an unlikely team of secret agents who not only went on to help George Washington turn the tide of the war, but also gave birth to modern spycraft.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TURSummary: In war-torn France, a sinister new battle awaits the Musketeers, as the swashbuckling hit series returns for a thrilling third installment. The royal bodyguards for Louis XllI, Athos, Aramis, Porthos and d'Artagnan are back to combat a dangerous new enemy lurking in the shadows of the city. It's a task that will challenge their allegiances to the crown, throw their personal lives into turmoil...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV MUSSummary: Establishing a home in the New World is by no means an easy task, particularly in the wild backcountry of North Carolina during a period of dramatic political upheaval. The Frasers strive to flourish within a society which, as Claire knows all too well, is unwittingly marching towards Revolution. Jamie must now defend this home established on land granted to him by the Crown although this new...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE OUTCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD OUTCopies Available at Woodmere
5 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV OUTCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV OUTSummary: By 1876, most of the nation's American Indians had been forcibly relocated to reservation land. In the Dakota Territory, Red Cloud had settled his people on the great Sioux Reservation, becoming wards of the government. Other Sioux leaders saw this as defeat and continued to live in the traditional way, with legendary resistance. Then an economic depression struck, and gold was discovered in...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Entertainment 2011
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BURCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BURSummary: Season Four continues the story of Claire and Jamie Fraser as they try to make a home for themselves in colonial America. The Frasers in North Carolina are at another turning point in history, the edge of the American Revolution. Along the way, the Frasers cross paths with notorious pirate Stephen Bonnet in a fateful meeting that will haunt the family. Meanwhile, Brianna and Roger grow closer...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE OUTCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD OUTCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV OUTCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV OUTCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Ou 4Copies Available at Interlochen
2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series Outlander 2019Summary: The fifth season of Outlander sees a continuation of Claire and Jamie's fight to protect those they love, as they navigate the trials and tribulations of life in colonial America. The Frasers strive to flourish within a society which is unwittingly marching towards Revolution, and Jamie must now defend the home they have built together at Fraser's Ridge while Claire seeks to put her own skills...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE OUTCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD OUTCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD OUTCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV OUTCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Ou 5Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series Outlander 2020Summary: Prepare for more pulse-pounding thrills, more breathtaking action and more high-stakes heroism. The gallivanting royal bodyguards for King Louis XIII, Athos, Aramis, Porthos and d'Artagnan, are back for love, honor and adventure. Together, the inseparable Musketeers employ their bravery and skill to track down a missing Musketeer; become embroiled in a full-scale riot orchestrated by a...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV MUSSummary: Anne of Green Gables, a new adaptation of the classic series, set in 1907 on beautiful Prince Edward Island. Anne Shirley is sent there to Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, a middle-aged brother and sister who wanted to adopt a boy. Anne must make her way with the Cuthberts, in school, and in Avonlea to ensure she is never sent back to the orphanage again.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2006
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY ANNSummary: Tells the story of former FBI Dir. James Comey and President Donald J. Trump, two powerful men whose strikingly different ethics and loyalties put them on a collision course.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV COMSummary: Set in New England during the Civil War, it chronicles the lives and loves of Jo, Meg, Amy, and Beth, four sisters who must rely on each other for strength in the face of tragedies both large and small, after their father leaves for battle.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Koch Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: DVD FAMILY LITCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD LSummary: Follows the political rivalries and romance of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped the second half of the twentieth century.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2021
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series Crown 2021Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD CROCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD CROCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV CROCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV CROSummary: In the late 19th century, as America's teeming cities grew increasingly congested, the time had come to replace the nostalgic horse-drawn trolleys with a faster, cleaner, safer, and more efficient form of transportation. Ultimately, it was Boston, a city of so many firsts that overcame a litany of engineering challenges, the greed-driven interests of businessmen, and the great fears of its...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV RACSummary: It's 1968 and Enoch Powell's infamous 'Rivers of Blood' speech creates serious tension in Poplar, especially when a group of dockers march in support of Powell. The midwives welcome a new nun, Sister Veronica, who's an instant hit with everyone, except Nurse Crane. Meanwhile, Trixie's relationship with Matthew goes from strength to strength, while Nurse Crane helps Nancy with her financial...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV CALCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV CALMoore, Julianne
Summary: Behind-the-scenes dramatization of John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Entertainment 2013
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA GAMSummary: At the turn of the century, a time when women had few choices, Bess Steed Garner inherits a legacy - not only of wealth but of determination and desire, making her truly a woman of independent means. Adapted from the epistolary novel, this film follow the life of Bess Steed Garner from her childhood in 1899 to her death in 1977. Bess endures life's trials and triumphs of life with unfailing...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2008
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV WOMSummary: Investigate the reasons North Carolina, long seen as the most progressive state in the South, became home to the largest Klan organization in the country, with more members than all the other Southern states combined, during the 1960s.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2015
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV KLASummary: Anne Elliot fell deeply in love with handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth at the age of nineteen. But with neither fortune nor rank to recommend him, Anne was persuaded to break off her engagement. Eight years later, Anne has lived to regret her decision. She never stopped loving Wentworth, and when he returns from sea with rank and fortune, she can only watch as every eligible...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2008
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV PERSummary: After returning from the war Sharpe is accused of stealing Napoleon's treasure, after being set up by his long-time enemy Ducos. He's abandoned by his wife, convicted of the crime, and sent to jail. He escapes to seek justice.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by BFS Video 2001
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV SHASummary: Bob Fosse is a visionary filmmaker and one of theater's most influential choreographers and directors. Gwen Verdon is the greatest Broadway dancer of all time. Fosse/Verdon will tell the story of these two brilliant, complicated individuals and the love they shared, the art they created, and the price they paid in the pursuit of greatness.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV FOSSummary: Set over a tumultuous ten-year period in the early 20th century, this five-hour miniseries tells the story of an honorable Englishman coping with his growing disillusion at the end of a privileged era and the beginning of a new, egalitarian society. As the comfortable certainties of Edwardian England begin to give way to the chaos and destruction of WWI, nobleman Christopher Tietjens puts...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV PARSummary: Against the backdrop of France at a time of civil unrest, this is the story of Jean Valjean, a former convict unable to escape his past life. His future is threatened by his nemesis, the chilling police officer and former prison guard Javert, who is determined to bring him to justice. As revolution ignites on the streets of Paris, Jean Valjean begins an epic journey towards self-acceptance,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019