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Publisher
Assertion Films LLC
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
"The Harvey Girls: Opportunity Bound" is a new historical documentary that explores how over 100,000 brave young women made an unusual decision to leave home and travel west to work as waitresses along the railroad, opening the doors of the West to women. The Harvey Girls, whose workforce flourished from the 1880's until the 1960's, were true pioneers and set a new standard of excellence for women in the workplace, paving the way for generations of...
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
The Story Of Ireland is a five-part landmark history of Ireland presented by Fergal Keane (Wild Africa, Great Railway Journeys). Ireland is living through a significant period in its cycle of history, since the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, the island has been at peace. This is unprecedented in the history of modern Ireland and so seems like a perfect time to reflect on the Irish as a people and as a modern European nation.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
"A riveting adventure of how America was invented. 'America the story of us' focuses on the people, ideas and events that built our nation, covering 400 years of America history in the most extensive and in-depth television series ever produced by History. Sharing their thoughts on the building of America, and what it means to be an American, are a world-class group of individuals including Tom Brokaw, Michael Douglas, Meryl Streep, Buzz Aldrin, Colin...
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c1997, c2002
Description
In 1857, 120 men, women and children were brutally murdered in western Utah. It was the bloodiest attack on a wagon train in the history of the West. They were victims of a civil war that has almost been forgotton. America's fiercest confrontation between church and state, came to be known as the Mormon Rebellion.
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
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Description
In the middle of the 18th century two sets of twins are mis-matched at birth only to be reunited on the eve of the French Revolution. The problem is that the twins are members of both the peasant and aristocratic classes. Their meeting, their mixup and the mistaken identities would ultimately constitute one of the most tumultuous events in modern history.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
This original documentary is the first of its kind with a compelling look at the company that created the modern superhero, produced with unprecedented access to the archives of Warner Bros. and DC Comics. It explores 75 years of DC Comics, the memorable characters of its universe, and the talented artists and writers who brought them to life.
12) True women
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004.
Description
A powerful, moving story about two fearless women, of friendship, romance, courage and survival in the Old West. When Mexican forces threaten their homeland, Sarah Ashby McClure and her younger sister Euphemia, move their family and friends to safety. Resettling on the rugged West Texas plains, they soon become targets of Indian raids. They are determined to defend their homeland while their men fight in the Civil War.
Publisher
Distributed by CreateSpace Receiving
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
The true story about a penniless colonial schoolteacher in post-Revolutionary War Vermont, who develops the Morgan horse, America's first and most versatile breed. This inspirational story has wide appeal for both children and adults alike, and is a must for anybody who likes horses.
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
This ground-breaking series investigates everything from conspiracy theories to unexplained incidents, folk legends to infamous police cases. In 1947, a strange object fell from the sky near Roswell, New Mexico, and the lives of many civilians and military personnel would never be the same again. The puzzling formations known as crop circles have appeared worldwide throughout history. Hear from the survivors of a 1944 Nazi Ghost Train bound for Germany....
15) Isle of the dead
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Appears on list
Description
Boris Karloff shares a quarantined house with other strangers on a plague-infested, perhaps spirit-haunted Isle of the Dead. St. Mary's of Bethlehem Asylum in 1761 London is the setting for Bedlam. Karloff gives an uncanny performance as the doomed overseer who fawns on high-society benefactors while ruling the mentally disturbed inmates with an iron fist.
Publisher
PBS Home Video [distributor]
Pub. Date
�2004
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Description
"In the highly competitive, hot-house atmosphere of the Regency house party, marriage, money, and morals are all up for grabs. For nine sunny summer weeks, a group of eligible men and women take up residence in a magnificent English country estate to live exactly as they did two centuries ago - including the social hierarchy, the lavish lifestyle, the backroom intrigues, and the intricate courtship rituals."--Container.
18) Evita
Publisher
Hollywood Pictures Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999], �1996
Description
The life story of Eva Peron, the first lady of Argentina who rose from a life of poverty and disgrace to become one of the most beloved people in her country's history.
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
"Travel back in time with Benjamin Franklin's teenage reporters as they confront the real and physical dangers of the American Revolution. Trapped in opposite sides of the war - James an American colonist and Sarah a young English reporter are forced to choose between friendship and allegiance to their countries. All while they try to look after mischievous Henri, a French boy whose comical escapades constantly lead to trouble. Journey through history...
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