William A. (Filmmaker) Anderson
Publisher
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"This trilogy of short films has been crafted to engage students with memorable examples of the evolutionary process in action. Each film takes students on an adventure - to the deserts of the American Southwest, to the Antarctic, and to East Africa, where they encounter fascinating creatures and pioneering scientists who have revealed how the fittest are made. Produced by award-winning filmmakers Sarah Holt and Bill Anderson, each film illustrates...
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"An innovative dramatic film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning story of Martha Ballard, a midwife and mother living in the wilds of Maine during the chaotic decades following the American Revolution. In a sparsely written diary, Ballard recorded her daily struggle against poverty, disease, domestic abuse and social turmoil. Two hundred years later, her world is painstakingly recreated by a historian seeking to understand eighteenth century America...