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Great American Composers Great American horses Great American rail journeys Great American scenic railroads Great American songbook ; v. 4 Great American speeches Great Americana Pebble Books. Great Hispanic and Latino Americans Verve great American songwriters series Verve songbook seriesKern, Jerome
Contents: Let's begin (2:55) -- A fine romance (3:35) -- All the things you are (3:14) -- I'll be hard to handle (3:479 -- You couldn't be cuter (3:12) -- She didn't say yes (3:19) -- I'm old fashioned (3:26) -- Remind me (3:18) -- The way you look tonight (4:26) -- Yesterdays (2:49) -- Can't help lovin' dat man (3:53) -- Why was I born (3:42).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Verve Records 1985
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD VOCAL FITPorter, Cole
Contents: Side A: I get a kick out of you (4:17) -- My heart belongs to daddy (2:51) -- I've got you under my skin (3:12) -- After you, who? (3:03) -- So in love (4:24) -- Too darn hot (2:45) -- Just one of those things (2:30) -- Get out of town (2:42) -- Love for sale (2:55) -- Side B: From this moment on (3:09) -- Night and day (4:57) -- Give him the ooh-la-la (2:37) -- Ev'rything I love (3:14) -- Miss...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Verve/Polygram 1991
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD SHOW MUSIC PORStewart, Rod.
Contents: I've got a crush on you / duet with Diana Ross -- Blue skys -- I wish you love / featuring Chris Botti -- Makin' whoopee / duet with Elton John -- Thanks for the memory -- Nevertheless / featuring Dave Koz -- Long ago and far away -- You send me / duet with Chaka Khan -- My funny Valentine -- I've got my love to keep me warm -- Taking a chance on love -- Let's fall in love / featuring George...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: J Records 2005
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK STEGershwin, George
Contents: I got rhythm / Ernestine Anderson -- Nice work if you can get it / Billie Holiday -- Embraceable you / Joe Williams -- Who cares? / Anita O'Day -- A woman is a sometime thing / Louis Armstrong -- Love walked in / Sarah Vaughan -- Love is here to stay / Blossom Dearie -- Oh, lady be good! / Fred Astaire -- Of thee I sing / Ella Fitzgerald -- For you, for me, for evermore / Morgana King -- A...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Verve 1994
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD VOCAL GERWashington, George
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 1966
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.26 WASSummary: This program features FDR's first inaugural address and "Grilled Millionaire" speech, as well as the flamboyant Huey Long's "Every Man Is a King. Other speeches include a call for honesty in government by Populist Wisconsin Senator Robert LaFollette; two speeches praising, then criticizing, FDR's policies delivered by demagogue Father Charles Coughlin; and Coughlin supporter Gerald L. K....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program begins with a fiery speech by Malcolm X that reminds us of the polarization of American political life in the 1960s. Nelson Rockefeller's condemnation of 1968 Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater as a political extremist; Goldwater's rebuttal of the charges; and Ronald Reagan's stump speech in support of Goldwater follow. Robert Kennedy's moving eulogy for Martin...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program features FDR's declaration of war on Japan, and General Douglas MacArthur's "Old Soldiers Never Die" retirement speech before Congress. Other speeches include FDR's humorous response to Republican allegations of budgetary waste surrounding his dog, Fala; General George Patton's controversial stump speech in support of World War II; and excerpts from John L. Lewis's five-hour...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Rolling through the majestic mountains of British Columbia, The Skeena--with its colorful locomotive and sleek dome car--offers train travelers a trip through the Canadian wilderness. Corss paths with amazin wildlife, including elk, moose, bears and schools of salmon. Explore the Columbia Ice Fields, almost 200 bridges, and the grandeur of the Canadian Rockies tallest mountain.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: GoodTimes Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.104 CANSummary: Catch an unforgettable glimpse into America's storied past as you ride the rails on these rolling museums of steam and steel. Focus on the history and mechanics of the engines themselves and a bit of local history.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Questar 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 385.09 GRESummary: This program features speeches by several major orators of the modern political era, including Representative Barbara Jordan's stunningly eloquent appeal for nonpartisan judgment at the Nixon impeachment hearings. Ronald Reagan shows why he was known as the Great Communicator in his 1981 inaugural address. Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo's resounding keynote speech at the 1984 Democratic...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: "Relive the gold rush era aboard the restored parlor cars of the White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad. From Skagway, one of the best preserved Alaskan frontier cities and home to the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, journey along the mountainous path used by stampeders in the late 1800's to the White Pass Summit and on to Lake Bennett. Discover abandoned gold rush sites and fascinating...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: GoodTimes Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.98 ALASummary: Catch an unforgettable glimpse into America's storied past as you ride the rails on these rolling museums of steam and steel. Focus on the history and mechanics of the engines themselves and a bit of local history.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Questar 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 385.09 GRESummary: This program contains speeches by two of the 20th century's greatest orators: John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. Included are Kennedy's inaugural address, the American University speech calling for an end to nuclear proliferation, and the politically-charged "Ich Bin ein Berliner" address delivered at the Berlin Wall. King's moving "I Have a Dream" speech to civil rights marchers in...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Gentle, Victor.
Summary: The history of the Chincoteague ponies and a description of the tough animal that has survived.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Pub. 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.16 GENSummary: Catch an unforgettable glimpse into America's storied past as you ride the rails on these rolling museums of steam and steel. Focus on the history and mechanics of the engines themselves and a bit of local history.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Questar 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 385.09 GRESummary: Journey through the heart of the American South with its rich tapestry of past and present textured with legendary Southern hospitality. You'll explore the sultry charms of New Orleans before boarding the luxuriously restored Pullman cars of the American Orient Express. You'll enjoy the azalea blossoms of Bellingrath Gardens near Mobile, walk beneath moss-draped oaks on the streets of Savannah,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: GoodTimes Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.5 AMESummary: In this program, Nikita Khrushchev and Richard Nixon argue the merits of democracy and communism in the impromptu Kitchen Debate, complete with on-screen translations. Also included are Nixon's famous "Checkers" speech; a 1960 campaign address to Wisconsin farmers by Senator Hubert Humphrey; and the verbal showdown between Senator Joseph McCarthy and attorney Joseph Welch at the Army-McCarthy...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Catch an unforgettable glimpse into America's storied past as you ride the rails on these rolling museums of steam and steel. Focus on the history and mechanics of the engines themselves and a bit of local history.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Questar 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 385.09 GREPorter, Cole
Contents: Another op'nin', another show -- You're the top -- In the still of the night -- Just one of those things -- So in love -- You'd be so nice to come home to -- I hate men -- I loved him but he didn't love me -- All through the night -- I am in love -- Where have you been -- What is this thing called love -- Easy to love -- Wunderbar -- From this moment on -- I'm a gigolo -- Love for sale -- I...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia Music Collection 1989