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Series
Pub. Date
2003
Description
Colonial Period, Tidewater Westward: Disk 3, of the series, begins in Jamestown where the first permanent English Colony was established in 1607. The bicycle rides then follow the travels of George Washington from his boyhood home in Fredericksburg to Winchester, Virginia. Just north of there, along the Potomac River, the activities at Fort Frederick reveal what life was like in earlier times. The trail then leads back to Williamsburg, near Jamestown....
25) Twin towers
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
The Harlem based division of the NYPD EMS, who were among the first to respond to the 9/11 crisis, are profiled on the job prior to the attacks ... then revisited in the aftermath of the tragedy.
26) Arctic tale
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
Follow Nanu the polar bear cub and Seela the walrus pup through exciting and often dangerous struggles for survival, with only their natural instincts and mothers' guidance to help them face the challenges of a world that is melting around them.
29) Quidam
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
"Cirque du Soleil takes its unique, award-winning show from under the big top and brings it into your home to enjoy forever! This collector's item features one of their most popular shows, Quidam, which was recorded live in Amsterdam. Known throughout the world as masters of awe insiring performance art, Cirque du Soleil continues to thrill with the most amazing acrobatics ever seen"--Container.
Pub. Date
c2007
Description
In June of 1950, the North Korean Army initiated a massive attack on its neighbor to the south, beginning a see-saw war that would engulf the entire Korean Peninsula. For the next three years, the United Nations and the Communists would wage a bloody and brutal war. Though the Korean conflict is often referred to as the "Forgotten War", those who fought and sacrificed for freedom will never forget.
Pub. Date
2006
Description
It's 1953, and the piece of talking furniture called TV is still a novelty in America's living rooms. On it, Sen. Joseph McCarthy uses fear, falsehooods and belligerence to become arguably the most powerful man in the land. On it , newsman Edward R. Murrow, who's had his fill of the senator's tactics, fights back. That pivotal clash of two titans is the focus of director/co-writer George Clooney's award-winning Good Night, and Good Luck. David...