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The history and social structures of Latin America's native peoples were neither simple nor peaceful before the arrival of Europeans. Wars were fought, empires were created and destroyed, and-as this program illustrates-narrative tapestries of fact and fiction were woven in the process. Underscoring the linguistic sophistication that flourished for thousands of years in the region, the program addresses the proliferation of Nahuatl and Quechua literature,...
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The history and social structures of Latin America's native peoples were neither simple nor peaceful before the arrival of Europeans. Wars were fought, empires were created and destroyed, and-as this program illustrates-narrative tapestries of fact and fiction were woven in the process. Underscoring the linguistic sophistication that flourished for thousands of years in the region, the program addresses the proliferation of Nahuatl and Quechua literature,...
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[2014], c2012
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English
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Today, much of the planet's population lives in a British-shaped world. How did this clutch of islands off the coast of Europe come to dominate the globe? The British presents the history of the British Isles from Stonehenge to World War Two using gripping drama reconstruction, the latest CG, time-lapse and aerial footage. A Tale of Two Cities covers the London Exposition, Industrial Revolution urbanization issues, and Victorian social reforms inspired...
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Español
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With the Pragmatic Sanction, the Spanish rule passed to Ferdinand VII's young daughter, Isabella, upon his death-and touched off the Carlist Wars, with Ferdinand's brother Don Carlos pitting himself against Queen Regent Maria Cristina. This program employs dramatizations, artwork, maps, film clips, and footage of palaces and other landmarks to make sense of the complex political and social forces at work during the years of the First and Second Carlist...
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At a time when revolutionary France was assailed from all sides, there emerged a young military officer whose genius and ambition assured him of great fame-and notoriety. In this program, Dr. David Chandler-world-renowned authority on the Emperor Napoleon and author of The Campaigns of Napoleon-provides full commentary on the strategies and tactics of the Napoleonic Wars. Large-scale reenactments bring to life the military campaigns that so strongly...
Pub. Date
[2005], c2000
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English
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In the aftermath of the Revolution, a newly independent America confronted one of its most daunting challenges: how to build a united nation out of thirteen disparate colonies. This program profiles the passionate crusade launched by Thomas Jefferson and continued by Noah Webster, Horace Mann, and others to create a common system of tax-supported schools that would mix people of different backgrounds and reinforce the bonds of democracy. A wealth...
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[2012], c2009
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English
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Professor Vittorio Formisano of Italy's Institute of Physics and Interplanetary Space feels certain that there is life currently on Mars. Watch this video to see how data from both Earth-based and spacecraft-based sources have linked subsurface water and atmospheric methane and formaldehyde to the likely existence of a vast population of Martian microorganisms.
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Español
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Spain's Golden Age is recognized as the most fertile and glorious era in Spanish arts and letters. Miguel de Cervantes, Francisco de Quevedo, Calderon de la Barca, Diego Velazquez, and many others created works of enduring renown.even as their country fell into ruin. This program contrasts the marvels of the Siglo de Oro through dramatizations, film clips, artwork, and visits to important locales with the ineffectiveness of Kings Philip III and IV-a...
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[2013], c2012
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English
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As idealistic as it sounds, many argue that a desire for conquest can become a mission to improve the welfare of humankind. This program explores that notion, especially how it has played out in Africa, despite the myopia of an unquestioned belief that Britain could and should rule the world. In Central Africa, viewers travel in the footsteps of David Livingstone, who, though a failure as a missionary, became a legendary figure-the patron saint of...
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[2009], c1997
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English
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Despite American victories at Trenton and Princeton, the Continental Army remained in dire need of funds and military support. Congress therefore dispatched Benjamin Franklin to France in hopes of creating an alliance that would provide both. This classic program follows Franklin to Europe while also tracking the Crown forces on their march on New England. The upshot? A crushing British defeat at Saratoga and an agreement by France to fight on the...
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[2014], c2012
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English
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In this episode, the story comes up to date with the 20th century. Starting at Munich's beer halls, we learn about Hitler's first revolt at the Munich Putsch which resulted in his imprisonment at Landsberg, where the young Hitler was to dictate his memoirs, Mein Kampf. Whilst Hitler was fighting for power in Germany, women were fighting a different battle, that of sexual rights. In the back streets of Manhattan, nurse Margaret Sanger works with American...
Pub. Date
[2007], c1985
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English
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Here is a portrait of Simon Bolivar-aristocratic revolutionary, victor in battle, and loser to those who considered the revolution their personal mandate-and of the landscapes and forces that shaped the Latin America of his day and ours. This superb documentary details how and why Spain lost her colonies, and the historic trends and national heroes responsible for the outcome.
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[2014], c2014
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English
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Until recently, the idea of sending humans to Mars was pure science fiction. Now the world's largest space agency is gearing up for its most ambitious project yet - a manned mission 140 million miles across space to the Red Planet. From testing their rockets and experimenting on their astronauts to designing their life support systems, Horizon follows teams across NASA as they start work. How will they overcome the impossible? Is it actually do-able?...
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[2013], c2010
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English
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The women's suffrage movement inspired this 1913 silent film classic, which features appearances by equal rights crusaders Emmeline Pankhurst and Harriot Stanton Blatch. As politicos work to deny women the right to vote, a young lawyer tells his activist girlfriend of government corruption that actively seeks to ensure that her voice is never heard.
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English
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This film explores the final subjugation of defiant Indian tribes and other holdouts to federal authority in the West. Included in this program are balanced, up-to-date portrayals of many of the most memorable characters from America's past, including George Armstrong Custer, Sitting Bull, Brigham Young, and Chief Joseph. Part of the series The West: A Film by Stephen Ives. Distributed by PBS Distribution. (84 minutes)
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[2013], c2010
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English
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This program is part five of For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (University Edition). Sections include: *Introduction: Colin Powell. *The Hanoi Hilton: Colonel Fred Cherry endures captivity in a notorious POW camp. *Dangerous Work: Black nurses serve heroically in combat hospitals. *Back Home: Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated. *Black Power: Racial unrest at home and in the military. *Peace with Honor: Americans leave...
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[2006], c1976
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English
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A tour through the world of the colonial farmer in the year 1777, when most of the 13 original colonies were still one vast forest. Farms consisted of small, rough clearings cultivated by hand or with primitive tools. Farm animals were smaller, wilder, and tougher than they are today. There were few roads of any kind. Historian Burt Kummerow shares his extensive and enthusiastic knowledge of the time in a stroll through an authentic recreation of...
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[2012], c1999
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English
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The battle of the Little Big Horn-"Custer's Last Stand,"-has been examined and re-examined so many times that it would seem the subject has been exhausted. But this documentary proves otherwise. The product of over twenty years of research by Dr. Herman J. Viola, Curator Emeritus at the Smithsonian Institution, this video draws on some of the most impressive source material imaginable, including restored footage of the first-ever reconstruction of...
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