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2012., Juvenile, Amulet Books Call No: 973.7 HAL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Graphic novel portraying the the race between the North and South during the Civil War to develop the first ironclad warship.
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1999, Pre-adolescent, Capstone High/Low Books Call No: 623.8 254 0973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Land and sea.Summary Note: Discusses the history, weapons, missions, and possible future of Navy destroyers.
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2005., A & E Television Networks Call No: DVD 973.52 EIG Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: American history.Summary Note: Disc 1. First invasion : the War of 1812, depicts how only 30 years after winning independence, the upstart United States waged another war with Great Britain. Motivated by the high-seas capture of American sailors and the desire to annex Canadian lands, President Madison declared war. Thanks to the aim of a lone sniper, the skill of Andrew Jackson, the fortitude of the people of Baltimore, and the events of September 11, 1814, America would triumph again, ensuring the survival of the fledgling nation. -- Save our history : the star-spangled banner, recaptures the events that led Francis Scott Key to write the song which would become our national anthem. This song was written at the Battle of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. Disc 2. The battle of New Orleans shows how General Andrew Jackson led a motley group of Creoles, freeborn blacks, local Native Americans and poorly armed frontiersmen to defeat the British army effectively ending the War of 1812. -- Biography: Andrew Jackson : a man for the people, shows how Andrew Jackson, known as "Old Hickory", took office in 1828 as President of the United States building on a reputation for leadership earned in battle during the War of 1812. -- The great ships: the Ironclads, presents how in the 19th century, the iron clad war ships represented a radical advance over all earlier war ships making the wooden Navies of the world obsolete overnight. -- Extreme history: surviving an 1812 battleship, provides a look at what it was like to engage the enemy from inside an 1812 battleship.
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c2006., Juvenile, Hyperion Books for Children Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Samuel and his father are slaves working on a Confederate steamship out of Charleston, South Carolina and they can see the Union ships in the distance where their freedom lies.
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2005., A & E Television Networks Call No: DVD 973.922 CUB Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: American history.Summary Note: In October 1962, President Kennedy and President Khrushchev were locked in a stalemate that would eventually bring the world to the brink of nuclear war. This program follows the dramatic diplomatic resolution to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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-- History undercover.2005., A & E Television Network ; History Education Call No: DVD 973 HISTORY Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: October Fury reveals that while the Kennedy Administration was negotiating with Khrushchev for the removal of missiles from Cuba, four Soviet subs, each armed with nuclear torpedoes, were stalking U.S. Navy vessels in the Caribbean.
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2006., History Education Call No: DVD 973 HISTORY Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: (Vol. 1.) First invasion : the War of 1812, depicts how only 30 years after winning the independence, the upstart United States waged another war with Great Britain. Motivated by the high-seas capture of American sailors and the desire to annex Canadian lands, President Madison declared war. Thanks to the aim of a lone sniper, the skill of Andrew Jackson, the fortitude of the people of Baltimore, and the events of September 11, 1814, America would triumph again, ensuring the survival of the fledgling nation. -- Save our history : the star-spangled banner recaptures the events that led Francis Scott Key to write the song which would become our national anthem. This song was written at the Battle of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.
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By Cave, Ron1983, Juvenile, Gloucester Call No: 355.8 Cav Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: What aboutSummary Note: An introduction to famous warships, past and present.
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2000., Oliver Press Call No: 623 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Innovators Volume: 7Summary Note: Traces the development of weapons through the lives of such inventors and their inventions as David Bushnell and the submarine, Samuel Colt and the revolver, and John Ericsson and the battleship .
