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Series
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
LeRoy Robert Ripley rose to fame during the Great Depression, transforming himself into an entertainer who mesmerized the nation with his razzle-dazzle blend of homespun Americana and freakish oddities. Over three decades, his franchise grew into an entertainment empire. This is the story of the man who popularized the iconic phrase, and proof of why we still can't resist his challenge to 'Believe it, or not!'
2) Clinton
Series
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
In the tradition of American Experience's acclaimed Presidents series, Clinton provides an intimate, honest, balanced look at the 42nd president's life, career, and legacy. The definitive biography tracks William Jefferson Clinton from his difficult childhood in Hope, Arkansas, through his meteoric rise in state politics, to the highs and lows of his tumultuous presidency.
Series
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
John Brown, considered the father of American terrorism, was an inspiration to the Civil Rights movement. He was a farmer, a warrior, a family man and an avenging angel. More than 150 years after his execution, questions swirl around John Brown: was he a madman or a martyr? A bloodthirsty fanatic or a great American hero? Dramatic reenactments trace John Brown's obsessive battle against human bondage.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
"Presents the first in-depth assessment of the forty-first president of the United States, drawing upon new scholarship and unparalleled access to figures in Bush's private and public life. This film reveals Bush as a pivotal player during a critical moment in American and world history and in a powerful political dynasty... Features interviews with First Lady Barbara Bush, Condoleezza Rice,Colin Powell, Mikhail Gorbachev, and more" -- Container....
5) Ansel Adams
Series
Publisher
PBS DVD Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Intimate portrait of the life and career of photographer, Ansel Adams.
Series
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Examine the origin, history and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here ever to become U.S. citizens. The first in a long line of acts targeting the Chinese for exclusion, it remained in force for more than 60 years.
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
In the hot and deadly summer of 1964, the nation could not turn away from Mississippi. Over ten memorable weeks known as Freedom Summer, more than 700 student volunteers joined with organizers and local African Americans in a historic effort to shatter the foundations of white supremacy in one of the nation's most segregated states, even in the face of intimidation, physical violence, and death.
8) RFK
Series
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"RFK, a new biography of Robert Kennedy ... takes as its theme lines from Aeschylus that Kennedy could recite from memory: "He who learns must suffer." RFK is a tragedy in two acts. In part one: The garish sun, Robert Kennedy devotes himself to his glamorous brother John, suppressing his own ambitions for the sake of the Kennedy name. In part two: The awful grace of God, after an assassin's bullet takes his brother's life, RFK is bereft, not only...
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
For 191 years, the Supreme Court of the United States was populated only by men. When President Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra Day O'Connor as the first female justice in 1981, the announcement dominated the news. Time Magazine's cover proclaimed, 'Justice at Last,' and she received unanimous Senate approval.
10) LBJ
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A biography of Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th president of the United States, serving between 1963 and 1969.
11) The Amish
Author
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Includes a history of the Amish, their general doctrines, practices, social structure, place in American society, changes in beliefs, and issues facing them in modern society.
13) The Shakers
Author
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Examines the history, beliefs, way of life, and current status of this humble and devout Christian group.
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