Summary: Explores the full arc of George Washington's journey and weaves together dramatic live-action sequences, excerpts from Washington's letters and insights from a roster of notable experts, historians, and scholars to tell a very personal story about the evolution of one of history's most iconic leaders.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WASSummary: On Easter Monday 1916, a small group of Irish rebels took on the might of the British Empire. Although defeated militarily, the men and women of the Easter Rising would soon win a moral victory, with their actions leading to the creation of an independent Irish State and contributing to the eventual disintegration of the British Empire. They have inspired countless freedom struggles throughout...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV NINRoberts, Alice
Summary: Explores archaeological sites and discoveries in Great Britain and what they reveal about British history.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Music Video Distributors 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV DIGRogers, Fred
Summary: Explores the life and career of Fred Rogers, and his successful educational children's television program, Mister Rogers' neighborhood.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Public Broadcasting Service 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV MISSummary: Eugene O'Neill was one of the greatest playwrights in American history. Through his experimental and emotionally probing dramas, he addressed the difficulties of human society with a deep psychological complexity. The program traces his life from his early days in New York to his last years in Boston when he suffered from tremors which kept him from his writing.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2006
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV EUGSummary: Based on the book The Inner Game of Tennis, by W. Timothy Gallway, Tennis: The Inner Game aims to show new techniques to unleash one's true potential in the game.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.342 TENSummary: "500 Nations is an eight-part documentary that looks back at life in North America before the arrival of the Europeans, then follows the epic struggles of Indian Nations as the continent is reshaped by contact"--Booklet.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2004
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV FIVSummary: Profiles American photographer Dorothea Lange, who came to the the attention of the world with her photographs documenting the Great Depression, and achieved lasting fame in the post-War years.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV DORSummary: Naturalist and nineteenth century painter, John James Audubon was one of the most remarkable men of early America. The program brings to life his timeless paintings with dazzling footage of the living birds he immortalized, and celebrates visually the natural world he described in his writings. Interviews reveal the man, explore his art, and put his groundbreaking work in modern perspective.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV AUDSummary: Neuroscientist David Eagleman explores the wonders of the human brain in an epic series that reveals the ultimate story of why people feel and think the things they do. The ambitious project blends science with innovative visual effects and compelling personal stories, and addresses some big questions.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV BRASummary: Story of radio from 1906-1955 and the three men who made it happen: Lee de Forest, Edwin Howard Armstrong, and David Sarnoff. Combines archival photographs, newsreels of the period, interviews, and radio soundtrack.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS DVD Video 2002
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV EMPSummary: Documentary about Theodore Roosevelt. Explores the influence of Roosevelt's childhood, his rise to the U.S. Presidency, and the years after he left office.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2009
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV TRSummary: Two literary legends, writer Robert Caro and his longtime editor, Robert Gottlieb, have worked together to create some of the greatest non-fiction books in history. Now 86, Caro is determined to complete the final volume of his masterwork, The Years of Lyndon Johnson; Gottlieb, 91, wants to edit it. With humor and insight, this unique double portrait reveals the work habits, peculiarities, and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TURSummary: Take an unprecedented look at the intersection of African American women artists, politics and entertainment and hear the story of how six trailblazing performers--Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Diahann Carroll, Nina Simone, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier--changed American culture through their films, fashion, music, and politics.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV HOWSummary: For three years, the Driftwood, a 60-foot motor yacht, and its modern-day band of explorers traveled along 25,000 miles of North American waterways rediscovering the sites and sounds of a continent that has fascinated and challenged adventurers for hundreds of years. Join the crew of sailors and young filmmakers in this 13-part series as they sample the substance, the spirit and the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: MPI Home Video 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.304 ONSummary: Among the stars in the night sky wander the eight-plus worlds of the solar system, each home to truly awe-inspiring sights. Volcanoes three times higher than Everest, geysers erupting with icy plumes, cyclones larger than Earth lasting hundreds of years. Each of our celestial neighbors has a distinct personality and a unique story. In this five-part series, NOVA will explore the awesome beauty...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Channing, Stockard
Summary: Examines the cross-continental migration of the monarch butterfly.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2009
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Doc InSummary: Ken Burns's Emmy Award-winning documentary brings to life America's most destructive and defining conflict. The Civil War is the saga of celebrated generals and ordinary soldiers, a heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2011
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Hope and heartache comes to light in the acclaimed docu-series. Distinguished clinical psychologist Dr. Orna Guralnik combines empathy with insight to guide a new group of couples facing a diverse set of issues. Together they take on the difficult challenge of confronting their deepest individual fears and talk candidly about what has brought them to these crossroads and where to go from here.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV COUSummary: From an Iron Age chariot to Viking treasures, from Roman burials to World War II relics, this season features expert analysis and commentary from historians and archaeologists.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV DIGSummary: Dr. Alice Roberts and her team scour Europe to unearth ancient relics and sites that may act as the missing piece for entire generations in this thrilling series.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV DIGSummary: Take a deep-dive into the universe that's inside each one of us, by exploring shared biology that people often don't take the time to appreciate, or understand. Heart, brain, eyes, blood, tears; uncover not only the science behind how the bodies work but how what's inside powers every moment of what is done out in the world. Personal profiles of people from around the globe become entry points...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV HUMSummary: Professor Alice Roberts uses archaeological discoveries to piece together a turning point in Britain's history. The key to her quest is the excavation of a stone palace in Cornwall, long believed to be the birthplace of the King Arthur legend. Was Arthur in fact ruler of a prosperous trading village, and the defender of the native Britons against the Anglo-Saxons?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019