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Gary Lionelli
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In the late 19th century, as America₂s teeming cities grew increasingly congested, the time had come to replace the nostalgic horse-drawn trolleys with a faster, cleaner, safer, and more efficient form of transportation. Ultimately, it was Boston, a city of so many firsts that overcame a litany of engineering challenges, the greed-driven interests of businessmen, and the great fears of its citizenry to construct America's first subway.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Iran hostage crisis involved 52 American diplomats, Marines, and civilians held by force at the American Embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979. Unfolding like a political thriller, see how hostages' personal lives were torn apart and scrutinized through publicity, correspondents risked their lives to discover the truth about Iran, and military forces attempted to rescue the victims.
3) The circus
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A four-hour mini-series that tells the story of one of the most popular and influential forms of entertainment in American history. Drawing upon a vast and rich visual archive, the film follows the rise and fall of the gigantic, traveling tented railroad circus, recounting the era when Circus Day could shut down a town, and circus stars were among the most famous people in the country.
Publisher
Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A look at the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and how many people still believe that there wasn't a lone gunman involved. Features rarely seen archival footage; interviews; government investigations; and more.
Publisher
Home Box Office, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A documentary film presenting the professional and personal life of Ben Bradlee, using home movies, archival material and interview footage with family and colleagues.
Publisher
Home Box Office Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A biographical portrait of Senator John McCain, featuring interviews with family, friends, colleagues as well as with John McCain himself, recorded in 2017 just a few weeks after McCain was diagnosed with brain cancer.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Investigate the reasons North Carolina, long seen as the most progressive state in the South, became home to the largest Klan organization in the country, with more members than all the other Southern states combined, during the 1960s.
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
An essential examination of the rise and fall of Orenthal James Simpson, and parallels between his incredible story with that of race in America. This critically-acclaimed documentary series reveals how he first became a football star, why America fell in love with him off the field, what happened in the trial for his ex-wife's murder, and finally, why he is now sitting in jail for another crime 20 years later.
Part IV: As all the world watches Simpson's...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Through extensive archival materials and interviews with scholars and notable Italian-Americans, viewers will learn the story of those who played vital roles in helping to shape a unique Italian-American identity.
