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Civilization, Medieval Founding Fathers of the United States History, Ancient Indians of North America Civil rights Indians of North America Cultural assimilation Indians of North America Ethnic identity Indians of North America Social conditions Middle Ages Politics and government United StatesSummary: The development of the arts in Europe from the Middle Ages to the modern era is an astonishing record of cultural achievement, from the breathtaking architecture of Gothic cathedrals to the daring visual experiments of the Cubist painters. We all have our favorite artists, periods, or styles from this immensely rich tradition, but how many of us truly know the full sweep of European art? How...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 709 HISCobb, Daniel M.
Summary: Join the Smithsonian Institution to discover the rich history of native Americans.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.004 NATCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD NATSummary: Dr. Dorsey Armstrong is Associate Professor of English and Medieval Literature at Purdue University, where she has taught since 2002. The holder of an A.B. in English and Creative Writing from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in Medieval Literature from Duke University, she also taught at Centenary College of Louisiana and at California State University, Long Beach. Her research interests...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 940.1 ARM PART 1Call number: CD 940.1 ARM PART 2
Robinson, Daniel N.
Summary: Explores the principles that guided the founding of the United States, the conditions that led to the break with Great Britain, and the creation of such founding documents as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2004
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.2 AMENoble, Thomas F. X.
Summary: Explores the five momentous centuries that link the Classical and Modern worlds and shows how the fall of the Roman Empire gave rise to three great civilizations: Medieval Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and the Islamic Caliphate. Examines many features of the period between A.D. 253 and A.D. 750, including the development of these unique civilizations, their memorable political and religious...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.1 LATSummary: 'To know the history of the American South, within its own context, is to come to terms with one of modern history's most astonishing, polarizing, and illuminating stories. In these 24 lectures, you'll relive the unforgettable drama of the South, from the rise and fall of the slave South to the making of the New South, examining the full scope of a historical epoch that still affects life in...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975 NEWSummary: What if you could travel in time as well? Imagine yourself transported to the sparkling court society of 18th-century France, or sailing aboard a 19th-century whaling ship. What secrets would you learn about the human condition and the lives lived in distant lands and eras? And what about the most remarkable journey of all: the voyage inside the mind of another human being, in which you plumb...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2007
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4 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 809 CLACall number: DVD 809 CLA PART 1
Call number: DVD 809 CLA PART 2
Call number: DVD 809 CLA PART 3