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1861) The state of Arizona
Publisher
Camino Bluff Productions, Inc. ; CatTails, LLC
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The State of Arizona captures the explosive emotions and complex realities behind Arizona's headline-grabbing struggle with illegal immigration. From ground zero of the nation's immigration debate, the film follows Arizona's controversial "show me your papers" law through the stories of Arizonans on all sides of this divisive issue -- from those who wrote it, to those who supported it, to those who dreaded its wrath. Personal stories capture the...
Publisher
Distributed by Genius Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Meet the Whiskers, a remarkable family of South African meerkats living on the edge of Africa's Kalahari Desert. Chronicles the every facet of the group's astonishing and complex social lives. From snake attacks to gang warfare, from babysitting the "kids" to repelling ferocious predators, includes never-before-seen behaviors and non-stop adventures of this animal family.
1863) The poison squad
Publisher
PBS, WGBH Boston
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
By the close of the Industrial Revolution, the American food supply was tainted--by frauds, fakes, and legions of new, untested chemicals--all threatening the health of consumers across the country. Based on the critically acclaimed book by Deborah Blum, it tells the story of crusading government chemist Harvey Washington Wiley, the man who led the pure food movement against the food manufacturing industry in the early years of the twentieth century,...
1864) The story of India
Publisher
Maya Vision International
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Historian Michael Wood chronicles the history of the Indian subcontinent, focusing especially on the diversity of its peoples, cultures and landscapes. The world's largest democracy and a rising economic giant, India is now as well known across the globe for its mastery of computer technology as it is for its many-armed gods and its famous spiritual traditions. But India is also the world's most ancient surviving civilization, with unbroken continuity...
1867) River of no return
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Explore one of America's best kept secrets, the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness with newlyweds Isaac and Bjornen Babcock as guides.
Series
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A collection of television programs aired on PBS covering the Battle of Gettysburg, a biography of John Brown, the history and ongoing recovery of the Monitor, the Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry and the post war era of reconstruction.
1869) Two American families
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the struggles of the Neumanns and the Stanleys as they try to hold onto their homes, their jobs, their health insurance, and a future for their children. A remarkable portrait of perseverance, the 90-minute film raises unsettling questions about the changing nature of the U.S. economy and the fate of a declining middle class.
Series
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Merging the stealth and tactical advantages of sea and sky, the I-401 aircraft carrier submarine carried three specially designed Seiran attack bombers. The vessel had the potential to change the course of the war in the Pacific. Japanese SuperSub, investigates Japan's efforts to take submarine technology where it had never gone before, and reveals how close the Japanese came to using the sub for an attack on the U.S.
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Examines the predicament shared by the terminally ill living in the United States: with the exception of Washington and Oregon, where assisted suicide is legal, an individual must seek help secretly from friends, family members, and activist organizations to put an end to their suffering.
Series
Craft in America volume Season 2
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
"Explores the themes of origins and process as part of the vitality, history and significance of the craft movement in America, and its impact on our nation's rich cultural heritage. Capturing the beauty, creativity, and originality of the handmade, the film highlights artists and institutions"--Container.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Out of the ashes of World War I, a new generation of Titan rises: Pierre Du Pont, Walter Chrysler, J.P. Morgan Jr., Henry Ford, and William Boeing. Their fight to reach the top will transform America as they compete to dominate new industries, from the highways to the skyways. After years of fighting each other, and FDR, these rivals must unite during World War II to defeat a greater enemy and save the world.
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
"This timely ABC News program explores the mixed emotions felt by many Muslins toward the U.S. Topics on the agenda include American culture, often perceived as offensive, and U.S. foreign policy, frequently viewed as threatening."--Container.
Series
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In 2004, journalist Dave Iverson received the same news that had been delivered to his father and older brother years earlier: He had Parkinson's disease, a degenerative neurological disorder that affects about one million Americans. Iverson sets off on a personal journey to explore the scientific, ethical, and political debate that surrounds Parkinson's, a disease at the center of the ongoing controversy over embryonic stem cell research. Iverson...
Series
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
[1992]
Language
English
Description
"This program waits with a group of geologists as they monitor the signs from Mount Pinatubo and try to determine exactly when it will erupt. Showing previously unaired footage, it follows the days immediately preceding the June 1991 eruption, the eruption itself, and the aftermath. The program examines the methods volcanologists use to make their predictions, their accuracy, and the repercussions when predictions are wrong.
1880) Earth days
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"[This program] looks back to the dawn and development of the modern environmental movement -- from its post-war rustlings in the 1950s and the 1962 publication of Rachel Carson's incendiary bestseller 'Silent Spring' to the first wildly successful 1970 Earth Day celebration and the subsequent firestorm of political action."--Container.
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