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-- Multimedia classroom :c2005., A & E Television Networks Call No: DVD 973 HISTORY Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Gettysburg was the most famous battle of the American Civil War. History forgot one of the battle's chapters: how the citizens of Gettysburg fared during the three days of battle. Re-live their experiences through diaries, photographs and factual re-enactments. They never expected the war to come to their town, but when it did, the residents of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania became heroes. Some townsmen, including seventy-year-old John Burns, joined the fight, while others struggled to help the thousands of soldiers wounded during the three day battle. In aftermath, 50,000 lay dead, and the once quiet lives of the citizens of Gettysburg would never be the same.
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-- Multimedia classroom :c2005., A & E Television Networks Call No: DVD Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Gettysburg was the most famous battle of the American Civil War. History forgot one of the battle's chapters: how the citizens of Gettysburg fared during the three days of battle. Re-live their experiences through diaries, photographs and factual re-enactments. They never expected the war to come to their town, but when it did, the residents of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania became heroes. Some townsmen, including seventy-year-old John Burns, joined the fight, while others struggled to help the thousands of soldiers wounded during the three day battle. In aftermath, 50,000 lay dead, and the once quiet lives of the citizens of Gettysburg would never be the same.
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-- New world order.c2005., General, A & E Television Networks Call No: DVD Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Using primary sources, audiotapes and first-hand accounts from staff and family, this program follows the life of the nation's magnetic 35th president - from the Cuban Missile Crisis through his tragic assassination in 1963. Also includes an A & E Home Video program on the personal side of JFK and a program aired on the television show "Biography" on Joseph P. Kennedy, the father of this American dynasty. Includes rarely-heard recordings of JFK and RFK, interviews with personal confidantes, insiders and highly-placed sources, and home videos of the Kennedy family.
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-- Multimedia classroom :c2005., A & E Television Networks Call No: DVD 973 HISTORY Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This documentary uses journals and first-hand sources in a colorful exploration of the classic westward journey of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Follow along as they encounter native American groups, track the flora and fauna of the West, and attempt to fulfill Thomas Jefferson's goals of territorial expansion.
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-- Multimedia classroom :c2005., A & E Television Networks Call No: DVD Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: This documentary uses journals and first-hand sources in a colorful exploration of the classic westward journey of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Follow along as they encounter native American groups, track the flora and fauna of the West, and attempt to fulfill Thomas Jefferson's goals of territorial expansion.
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-- Multimedia classroom :2006., A & E Television Networks Call No: DVD Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in California unleashed a frenzy that would remake the American West. With first-person testimonies and colorful maps, this program depicts life in mining towns and the effects of the Gold Rush as '49ers struggled to strike it rich and start life anew.
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-- Multimedia classroom :c2005., A & E Television Networks Call No: DVD 973 HISTORY Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Disc 1. The battle that took place at the Alamo in 1836 holds many secrets, myths and legends. These two programs uncover new facts and draw upon key documents to reveal the gripping history of the battle to control Texas.