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Publisher
History/A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Studies the controversial conflict, also known as "Mr. Polk's War," from both sides, exploring why it began, how it was fought, and why it ended in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Mexican and American historians unravel the many conflicting stories about the struggle, which features such figures as future president Zachary Taylor, Ulysses S. Grant, and Robert E. Lee.
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (271 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Lincoln : Reveals the political and personal struggles of President Lincoln as he guided the nation through the Civil War while confronting his own family tragedies.
The colt: A newborn colt joins the First Michigan Cavalry's march into war as both an omen of good fortune and a reminder that some creatures are blessedly innocent to the careless ways of man.
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 188 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Captures the dramatic, lust-filled saga of King Charles II, from his youthful exile in the Netherlands to his numerous sexual escapades during his tumultuous 25-year reign to his secret deathbed conversion to Catholicism.
64) Big bear
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011, 1998
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (183 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Cree tribe of Western Canada were a happy people living a prosperous and harmonious existence. But in the late 1800's, the government proposed a treaty to Chief Big Bear that required them to take a reserve and lose the land that gave them their freedom. Big Bear, a gentle yet stubborn leader, refused the offer. While he continued to resist the government, the younger Cree men started to retaliate. Big Bear tried to warn them of the seriousness...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 375 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
At the height of WWII, brave British women risk their lives as secret agents in occupied France. Based on real-life stories, filmed on location, this suspenseful series features strong female characters, tension-filled plots, and historical authenticity.
Publisher
Distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 525 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This collection examines the culture and history of ancient Egypt and the archaeological discoveries that uncovered knowledge about the time period.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
p2013
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (270 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"This extraordinary collection from HISTORY(R) brings home some of the American West's most famous and infamous characters. Live the adventures of the famed William F. Cody in 'Buffalo Bill and His Wild West.' In 'Wild Bill Hickok,' see how the controversial lawman, scout, gunslinger, and professional gambler became a folk hero. Take a ride with 'The Legendary Cowboys' to explore the world of stampeding cattle, blazing gunfights, and life on the range....
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 293 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Prepare to raid and wage battle once again, in an ancient kingdom dominated by vengeance, lust and thrilling conquest. The gripping family saga of Ragnar, Rollo, Lagertha and Bjorn continues as loyalties are questioned and bonds of blood are tested. Now king of his people, Ragnar remains a restless wanderer, leading his band of Norse warriors on epic adventures from the shores of Essex to the mythical city of Paris. But stunning betrayals and hidden...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (427 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A battered woman kills her husband and goes on the run from the law ; a re-telling of Teddy Roosevelt's involvement in the Spanish-American war ; biographical story of real-life cowboy-turned-film-director Bill Tilghman.
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (955 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The adventures of a hunter and his Native American cohort who fight for Fort Bennington during the French and Indian Wars in 1755 Hudson Valley, New York. Based on The Leatherstocking Tales, a series of novels by James Fenimore Cooper.
73) Gunpowder
Publisher
VSN
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (177 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Activist Guy Fawkes and a group of disgruntled, persecuted provincial Catholics conspire to work together to blow up the House of Lords and kill King James I in the early seventeenth century.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs
Language
English
Description
"For the first time ever, the greatest story ever told is being presented as a multi-season show. Digging deeper into the backstories and context of the people and events of the gospels, Season One of the #1 highest crowd-funded media project of all time introduces you to people such as Simon Peter, Nicodemus, Mary Magdalene, Matthew, and of course, Jesus in a way never before seen on film." -- Back cover.
Publisher
Well Go USA
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Widescreen format, Special ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (150 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of a young girl who had to go into hiding during World War II for being different. Anne Frank's diary manages to create a truthful and timeless picture of domestic life in all its pettiness and normalcy, while never letting us forget the extraordinary threat of death that awaits the characters if they are discovered. This is the first authorized film based on actual entries of the real diary.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (440 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Armed with more power and greater responsibility, Ragnar's desire to seek out and conquer new kingdoms remains unquenchable. Loyalties shift as friends turn to foes and unlikely alliances are formed. Amidst all the war and political confusion, not a single soul is spared in the name of supremacy.
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Now a well established household in the heart of London, life in Eaton Place has moved on; Lady Agnes and Sir Hallam's family is complete with the addition of two small children and London has settled into an uneasy peace with the apparent aversion of war. Yet below the surface of a well-run household, both upstairs and downstairs are harboring life-changing secrets. As romance, heartbreak and revelation engulf the household; its inhabitants discover...
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Did a number of explorers discover the New World long before Christopher Columbus staked his claim in 1492? Explore the possibility that the Chinese, Japanese, Polynesians, Norse, Welsh, Irish, Ancient Hebrews, and the Solutreans all made it to the Americas earlier than Columbus. Rebuild the ships, trace the routes, test the artifacts, and analyze blood evidence to finally learn the answer to one of the greatest mysteries of all time: who really discovered...
79) Casanova
Publisher
WGBH Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 172 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The original unedited British version, this mini series alternates between the gripping love triangle involving the young Casanova and the swan song of the world's most notorious lothario.
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (1225 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
James Garner is Nichols, the reluctant sheriff of a small Western town, in this quirky, offbeat series. It's 1914 and a violence-weary Nichols has returned to his Arizona home after eighteen years in the army. Forced into becoming its new lawman by the tough and powerful rancher whose family runs the town, Nichols refuses to carry a gun as he takes on bank robbers, Apaches, con artists, banditos and more, armed with only his wits and his charm. Contains...
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