American Experience: The Civilian Conservation Corps DVD

Interweaving rich archival imagery with the personal accounts of Civilian Conservation Corps veterans, this film tells the story of one of the boldest and most popular New Deal experiments, positioning it as a pivotal moment in the emergence of modern environmentalism and federal unemployment relief.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2009
Length: 60 minutes on 1 Disc
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

American Experience: The 1930s DVD

Beginning with the 1929 stock market collapse, The 1930s looks at the creation of FDR's Tree Army; construction of one of the greatest engineering projects of the modern era; the impact of the drought that transformed the plains; and an unlikely hero that gave downtrodden Americans hope. This collection of films examines America's response to the unprecedented threats facing the nation during one of history's most tumultuous decades.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2009
Length: 292 minutes on 5 Discs
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 5
Country Of Origin : United States

American Experience: The Crash of 1929 DVD

In 1929 there were few critics of the stock market; it seemed to rise without limits. In fact, presidents and economists alike confidently predicted that America would soon enter a "New Era" when everyone could be rich. But when reality finally struck, the consequences of such unbound optimism shocked the world.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2009
Length: 60 minutes on 1 Disc
Rating: TV-G
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

American Experience: We Shall Remain DVD

A provocative multi-media project that establishes Native history as an essential part of American history. The centerpiece of this initiative is a television series that tells five heartbreaking, yet inspiring stories. Together they highlight Native ingenuity and resilience over the course of 300 years. The series upends two-dimensional stereotypes of American Indians as simply ferocious warriors or peaceable lovers of the land.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2009
Length: 450 minutes on 3 Discs
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

American Experience: The Polio Crusade DVD

This film interweaves the personal accounts of polio survivors with the story of an ardent crusader who tirelessly fought on their behalf while scientists raced to eradicate this dreaded disease. The Polio Crusade features interviews with historians, scientists, polio survivors, and the only surviving scientist from the core research team that developed the Salk vaccine, Julius Youngner.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2009
Length: 60 minutes on 1 Disc
Rating: TV-PG
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

American Experience: A Class Apart DVD

Built around the landmark 1954 legal case Hernandez v. Texas, the film interweaves the stories of its central characters with a broader story of the civil rights movement. It also brings to life the heroic post-World War II struggle of Mexican Americans fighting to dismantle the discrimination targeted against them.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2009
Length: 60 minutes on 1 Disc
Rating: TV-PG+L
Closed Captioned: Yes
Subtitles: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

American Experience: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln DVD

A highlight of the nationwide Lincoln Bicentennial celebration is this unprecedented two-hour documentary on the life and legacy of the man widely considered one of our best - and most enigmatic - presidents. It addresses many of the controversies surrounding Lincoln about race, equality, religion, politics, and depression by carefully interpreting evidence from those who knew him and those who study him today.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2009
Length: 82 minutes on 1 Disc
Rating: TV-PG+V
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

American Experience: The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer DVD

J. Robert Oppenheimer's life and legacy are inextricably linked to America's most famous top-secret initiative - the Manhattan Project. But after World War II, this brilliant and intense scientist fell from the innermost circles of American science, and at the height of the Red Scare, the veil of suspicion fell over Oppenheimer. This biography presents a complex and revealing portrait of one of America's most influential scientists.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2009
Length: 120 minutes on 1 Disc
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

American Experience: Around the World in 72 Days DVD

Nellie Bly talked her way into a job on a newspaper, then went on to become "the best reporter in America." To expose abuse of the mentally ill, she had herself committed. But when she traveled around the world in just 72 days, beating Jules Verne's fictional escapade, she became a world celebrity. Her exploits earned her a reputation for fearlessness and, in the process, she changed the way news was gathered and reported.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2005
Length: 56 minutes on 1 Disc
Rating: TV-PG
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

American Experience: Spy in the Sky DVD

With Russia proclaiming nuclear capabilities, U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower ordered a new kind of spy plane. The U-2 would soar into the stratosphere, reveal Russia's bluff, and ultimately shatter peace negotiations in the ''U-2 affair.'' From Cold War to Gulf War, the U-2 saga is one of the greatest spy stories of all time.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2003
Length: 60 minutes on 1 Disc
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

American Experience: The Battle over Citizen Kane DVD

When power, brilliance and ambition clashed, America nearly lost its greatest cinematic treasure. In 1941, 24-year-old Orson Welles wrote, directed, and starred in Citizen Kane, a masterpiece many regard as the best film ever made. The alleged subject of the film--publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst--disagreed. This Academy® Award-nominated documentary offers a detailed first-person perspective on this historic clash.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2000
Length: 120 minutes on 1 Disc
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

American Experience: Hawaii's Last Queen DVD

Liliu'okalani, who ruled Hawaii in the late 1800s, had traveled throughout Europe and moved easily between the worlds of Hawaiian tradition and state dinners at the White House. But as the powerful American business community in Hawaii moved to gain control of the island nation, Liliu'okalani was caught in the middle. Anna Deveare Smith narrates.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2004
Length: 60 minutes on 1 Disc
Rating: TV-G
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

American Experience: The Wright Stuff DVD

Garrison Keillor narrates the all-American story of two Midwestern boys who truly believed they could fly--Orville and Wilbur Wright. While they had produced a working plane by 1903, they didn't publicly reveal their invention until five years later when Wilbur executed a perfect take-off and landing on a racetrack outside Paris. Discover little-known facts about these visionary brothers and their flying machines that changed the world.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2003
Length: 60 minutes on 1 Disc
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

American Experience: Fly Girls DVD

At the height of World War II, more than a thousand women left their homes and jobs for the opportunity of a lifetime--joining the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) to become the first female pilots to fly for the United States military. Drawing on archival footage, rarely seen home movies, and interviews with pilots themselves, the women of the WASP take wing once again, to tell their story of skill, determination, and courage.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2006
Length: 56 minutes on 1 Disc
Rating: TV-G
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

American Experience: New York Underground DVD

In the mid 1800s, New York City was one of the most crowded places on earth. The congested streets and pokey transportation system were a source of constant complaint. On March 24, 1900, ground was broken for the Big Apple's subway; the Interborough Rapid Transit Line opened four years later, running more than 26 miles of underground track at the speed of 35 miles per hour. Soon thousands in the city were "doing the subway."

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2005
Length: 56 minutes on 1 Disc
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

American Experience: The Wizard of Photography DVD

With his introduction of the popular Kodak and Brownie camera systems, George Eastman revolutionized the photographic industry, transforming a complex, expensive technology used by a small professional elite into one that anyone could use. A brilliant innovator and entrepreneur, Eastman changed the way people viewed time and the world around them--and even themselves.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2000
Length: 60 minutes on 1 Disc
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

American Experience: Nixon DVD

Richard M. Nixon was one of American history's most powerful figures. Recalling events etched in U.S. memory, this three-hour program explores a fateful mix of strength and weakness that made him president, then brought him down. Events revealing Nixon's distinctive signature in American politics, from a meteoric rise to Congress to the presidency and the morass of Watergate, unfold in three parts: The Quest, Triumph, and The Fall.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 1990
Length: 170 minutes on 1 Disc
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

American Experience: MacArthur 2PK DVD

No soldier has ever captured the American imagination like Douglas MacArthur. He led Americans into battle for a half-century, through glorious victories and soul-numbing defeats. Courageous and supremely egotistical, he battled anyone who dared question his military judgment -- even the President of the United States.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2006
Length: 240 minutes on 2 Discs
Rating: TV-PG
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

American Experience: Last Stand at Little Big Horn DVD

Take a fresh look at ''Custer's Last Stand,'' one of the best-known but least-understood moments in American history. 1993 Emmy Award Winner.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2004
Length: 60 minutes on 1 Disc
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

American Experience: Riding the Rails DVD

Don't miss this ride! Winner of 11 major awards, this rare film will inform, dazzle and profoundly move you. Archival footage and newsreel interviews with kids full of bravado tells the unforgettable story of 250,000 teenagers who left their homes and hopped freight trains during the Great Depression. Winner Peabody Award, 1998.

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Color: Yes
Stereo: Yes
Production Year: 2003
Length: 72 minutes on 1 Disc
Rating: TV-PG
Closed Captioned: Yes
Number of Programs: 1
Country Of Origin : United States

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