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Cosmic Journeys Disc 4

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How did the universe beginـ‭? Where will it end? Are there other worlds like Earth? This groundbreaking series combs the rubble of exploding stars and dives into gigantic black holes in search of answers to our most searching questions about the cosmos.

Filmmaker Thomas Lucas specializes in high-end international productions that make use of special effects and sophisticated computer animation. Lucas has produced natural history and science specials for NOVA, National Geographic, the Discovery Channel and PBS. [click to continue…]

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Resonance: Beings of Frequency

Resonance: Beings of Frequency is the first documentary to investigate the actual mechanisms by which mobile phone technology can cause cancer. The film takes a deeper look at how humanity is reacting to the most profound environmental change the planet has ever seen.

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The Typewriter (In the 21st Century)

The documentary film The Typewriter (In the 21st Century) is an ode to a marvelous machine that changed the world, and the surprisingly enduring culture that valiantly attempts to preserve its legacy and save it from cultural extinction. Filmmakers Christopher Lockett and Gary Nicholson crisscrossed America to conduct over thirty interviews with authors, collectors, journalists, professors, bloggers, students, artists, inventors and [...]

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Betsy’s Kindergarten Adventures: Volume 1

Told from the perspective of 5-year old Betsy, Betsy’s Kindergarten Adventures is designed to ease a child’s transition from the home setting to a school environment by generating interest and excitement about the kindergarten experience in young viewers. Nationally aired on PBS Kids, Betsy’s Kindergarten Adventures was voted one of TV Guide’s “Must See” shows [...]

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Betsy’s Kindergarten Adventures: Volume 2

Told from the perspective of 5-year old Betsy, Betsy’s Kindergarten Adventures is designed to ease a child’s transition from the home setting to a school environment by generating interest and excitement about the kindergarten experience in young viewers. Nationally aired on PBS Kids, Betsy’s Kindergarten Adventures was voted one of TV Guide’s “Must See” shows [...]

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Betsy’s Kindergarten Adventures: Volume 3

Told from the perspective of 5-year old Betsy, Betsy’s Kindergarten Adventures is designed to ease a child’s transition from the home setting to a school environment by generating interest and excitement about the kindergarten experience in young viewers. Nationally aired on PBS Kids, Betsy’s Kindergarten Adventures was voted one of TV Guide’s “Must See” shows [...]

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Betsy’s Kindergarten Adventures: Volume 4

Told from the perspective of 5-year old Betsy, Betsy’s Kindergarten Adventures is designed to ease a child’s transition from the home setting to a school environment by generating interest and excitement about the kindergarten experience in young viewers. Nationally aired on PBS Kids, Betsy’s Kindergarten Adventures was voted one of TV Guide’s “Must See” shows [...]

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Betsy’s Kindergarten Adventures: Volume 5

Told from the perspective of 5-year old Betsy, Betsy’s Kindergarten Adventures is designed to ease a child’s transition from the home setting to a school environment by generating interest and excitement about the kindergarten experience in young viewers. Nationally aired on PBS Kids, Betsy’s Kindergarten Adventures was voted one of TV Guide’s “Must See” shows [...]

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Betsy’s Kindergarten Adventures: Volume 6

Told from the perspective of 5-year old Betsy, Betsy’s Kindergarten Adventures is designed to ease a child’s transition from the home setting to a school environment by generating interest and excitement about the kindergarten experience in young viewers. Nationally aired on PBS Kids, Betsy’s Kindergarten Adventures was voted one of TV Guide’s “Must See” shows [...]

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Brewed in Brooklyn

Sit back, crack open a cold one and see the history of the one time, and perhaps future beer brewing capital of the world, Brooklyn NY. This documentary explores the origins of the brewing industry in Brooklyn from early 1800s up to and including the modern day craft brewers and home brewers who are helping [...]

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Alaska, the World & Wally Hickel

Throughout his career, Wally Hickel confounded friend and foe alike because he defied the easy stereotypes of “environmentalist” and “businessman.” He was convinced he’d discovered a novel philosophy – inspired by the history of Alaska, and centered around the concept of “the commons” – that could show us how to balance development with preservation, satisfy our [...]

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The Secret Life of Whitetails

Filmed in high definition, the stunning images and absorbing soundtrack will immerse you in the secret domain of the white-tailed deer.

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Elk in America

This award-winning wildlife documentary captures the life cycle of elk amidst the stunning scenery of the Rocky Mountains.

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Afghan Solution, The

The first film of its kind, The Afghan Solution is the story of a people left behind by their newly minted government.

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Journey to the Sea of Cortez

Journey to the Sea of Cortez: Retracing the Steinbeck/Rickerts Expedition of 1940

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The Arabian Horse: A Gift from the Desert

This fascinating documentary is a soaring panorama of the horse that began in Arabia and went on to create Empires and champions today in every category.

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Travel With Kids: Wales

Planning to visit Wales with kids or just want to learn more about it?

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Travel With Kids: Cabo San Lucas & Baja

Planning to visit Cabo San Lucas or Baja with kids or just want to learn more about it?

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Gypsy Vanner Horse

Filmmakers Jackie and Mark Barrett take viewers on a journey through the British Isles and across America in discovery of a magical new breed of horse, the Gypsy Vanner. It’s a story steeped in the legend, romance, and mystery of the Gypsies and Traveling People of the British Isles.

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Travel with Kids California: San Diego

Planning to visit San Diego with kids or just want to learn about California?

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USS Franklin: Honor Restored

The USS Franklin (CV-13). The men in the American Pacific fleet knew her as “Big Ben.” She is known throughout history as “The Ship That Wouldn’t Die.” Even now, more than six decades after the end of hostilities in World War II, the very name Franklin spawns a tidal wave of emotion for her crew [...]

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Travel with Kids: Peru

Planning to visit Peru with kids or just want to learn about the Incas and the amazon?

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The Wereth Eleven

During World War II, 1.2 million African-Americans served in America’s Armed Forces. Fully 125,000 served overseas. 708 were killed. Among these were The Wereth Eleven. Their story was lost to history. Until now.

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Crossing Borders

At a time of world tensions four American and four Moroccan students travel and live together. Sharing experiences — encountering the “Other” — discovering themselves. Crossing Borders is a feature documentary that follows four Moroccan and four American university students as they travel together through Morocco and, in the process of discovering “The Other,” discover themselves. [...]

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Tracks Ahead (The Complete Collection of Season 5)

This magazine-style series has a unique appeal for train lovers of all ages, for railroading novices as well as experts, as it explores every aspect of the railroads of the world. Now broadcast on more than 200 PBS stations across America, host Spencer Christian (formerly of ABC’s Good Morning America) presents the best of steam [...]

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Home Away From Home: The Yanks in Ireland

Music, myth, and memory mix as one of the last great untold World War II stories unfolds against an Irish landscape. Three hundred thousand American servicemen and women served in Northern Ireland from 1942 to 1945.

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Proudly We Served: The Men of the USS Mason

This is the thrilling true story of the USS Mason (DE 529) and its crew, the only African-American sailors to take a U.S. Navy warship into battle during World War II.

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Fighter Aces of World War II (The Complete Collection)

Fighter Aces of World War II is the most comprehensive history series ever produced on the subject, featuring amazing air combat footage and first hand accounts of the greatest air battles the world has ever known.

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Tracks Ahead: Puffing Billy, Australia / Baldwin O Gauge Layout, Georgia / North Carolina Transportation Museum / Terminal Railroad, St. Louis

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Tracks Ahead: The Pacific Fruit Express Juice Train / Anderson Sn3 Gauge Layout, California / Barossa Wine Train, Australia / Kenosha Transit System, Wisconsin

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Fighter Aces of World War II: Reflections on War

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Fighter Aces of World War II: Victory in the Pacific

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Fighter Aces of World War II: Fall of the Third Reich

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Fighter Aces of World War II: Closing the Ring

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Fighter Aces of World War II: Assault on the Fortress Europe

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Tracks Ahead: Union Station, Washington, DC / Zane HO Gauge Layout/Collection Maryland / Australia’s Orient Express / South Shore Lines, Indiana

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Fighter Aces of World War II: Struggle for Supremacy

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Jingle Hell

This indie feature is a witty and stylish comedy about the Fitzgeralds, a large Irish Catholic clan from New York, whose grown children and spouses and grandchildren have gathered for a holiday that turns out to be a far cry from the picture-postcard Currier & Ives Christmas anyone had in mind.

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Tracks Ahead: New Zealand Rails / Decoster Garden Layout, Connecticut / Omaha Zoo Railroad, Nebraska / Artist Bruce Friesch

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Fighter Aces of World War II: Big Friend, Little Friend

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Theodore Roosevelt: A Cowboy’s Ride to the White House

Theodore Roosevelt: A Cowboy’s Ride to the White House is the exciting story of a physically challenged young man from Harvard who came to the western frontier in 1883.

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An Evening with John Bogle: From Wall Street To Your Street

An Evening with John Bogle: From Wall Street to Your Street examines America’s financial crisis and focuses on solutions and strategies for the average investor.

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Travel With Kids: Scotland

Planning to visit Scotland with kids or want to learn about the history and culture there?

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Tracks Ahead: San Francisco Cable Cars/ Twin Cities Model Railroad Club, Minnesota / Herber Valley Railroad, Nebraska / Homer Henry, Illinois

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Fighter Aces of World War II: Under All Flags

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Modern Tennis: Essential Tools with Bert Rowley

Shot in HD, Modern Tennis Essential Tools is a comprehensive guide to the modern power game of tennis featuring cutting edge instruction by British tennis pro Bert Rowley, with every shot analyzed in slow motion.

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Fighter Aces of World War II: Hell in the Pacific

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Spirit Lands: An American Desert Odyssey

Spirit Lands: An American Desert Odyssey is a visual and musical journey to some of the most spectacular, beautiful and awe-inspiring natural wonders of the American desert.

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Travel With Kids: Jamaica

Planning to visit Jamaica with kids or just want to learn about the history, culture and nature of the island?

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Fighter Aces of World War II: Tigers Over China

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Tracks Ahead: The Trains of Cuba/ Borne HO Gauge Layout, Minnesota/ Conway Scenic Railway, New Hampshire, Rochelle Railroad Park, Illinois

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Fighter Aces of World War II: Red Star Rising

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Fighter Aces of World War II: Defending the Realm

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Tracks Ahead: Lionel Trains/ Baltimore Railroad Club/ Cypress Gardens Model Railroad, Florida/ Silverwood Central Railway, Idaho

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Tracks Ahead: The Ghan Train, Australia/ Strong Garden Layout/ Kentucky Railway Museum, Kentucky/ St. Louis Car Company

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Fighter Aces of World War II: Knights in the Sky

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Tracks Ahead: Northlandz Railroad Attraction, New Jersey/ Trautwein HO Gauge Layout, Wisconsin/ Texas State Railroad, Texas/ Henry Kisor, Illinois

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Tracks Ahead: The Road Railer Story / Tennessee Valley Railroad, Tennessee / The Daylight Story, Oregon

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Tracks Ahead: Indian Pacific Railroad, Australia / Lash O Gauge Layout, Washington, DC / Wiskey River Railway, Wisconsin / John Bromley, Nebraska

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A Day in the Life of the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk

This High-Definition documentary special presents an intimate view of life aboard the United States Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk as it patrolled the United States south coastal region in February and March of 1999.

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Travel With Kids: Bahamas

Planning to visit The Bahamas with kids or just want to learn about the history, culture and nature of the islands?

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Travel With Kids: Florida

Planning to visit Florida with kids or just want to learn about the history and nature of the sunshine state?

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Let’s Dance Salsa – Team Dancing

Let’s Dance Salsa – Team Dancing takes a new approach to teaching Salsa dancing!

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Let’s Dance Salsa – The Ultimate Collection 4 DVD Set

Let’s Dance Salsa – The Ultimate Collection 4 DVD Set takes a new approach to teaching Salsa dancing!

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Let’s Dance Salsa – Ultima Coleccion (En Español) 4 DVD Set

Let’s Dance Salsa – Colección Ejemplar para Principiantes a Expertos en 4 DVDs en Español

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Tracks Ahead: Mexico’s Copper Canyon/ Gray HO Gauge Layout, California/ Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad, Washington/ Ted Benson, California

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Tracks Ahead: The Ringling Circus Train/ Watson O Gauge Toy Layout, Wisconsin/ Taieri Gorge Railway, New Zealand/ The Hellgate Bridge, New York

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Let’s Dance Salsa Advanced and Expert Combinations

Let’s Dance Salsa Advanced and Expert Combinations takes a new approach to teaching Salsa dancing!

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Let’s Dance Salsa Lecciones Avanadas DVD En Español

Let`s Dance Salsa Lecciones Avanzadas DVD en Español: Un DVD para todos que desean la mayor calidad de instrucción de baile y que quieren aprender a bailar salsa a un nivel avanzado.

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Let’s Dance Salsa – Intermediate Lessons

Let’s Dance Salsa – Intermediate Lessons takes a new approach to teaching Salsa dancing!

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Let’s Dance Salsa Lecciones Intermedias DVD en Español

Let`s Dance Salsa Lecciones Intermedias DVD en Español:

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Let’s Dance Salsa Lecciónes Para Principiantes Volumen 2 DVD en Español

Let’s Dance Salsa Lecciones Para Principiantes Volumen 2 DVD en Español: Un DVD para todos que desean la mayor calidad de instrucción de baile y que quieren aprender a bailar salsa.

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Let’s Dance Salsa – Beginning Lessons 2

Let’s Dance Salsa – Beginning Lessons 2 takes a new approach to teaching Salsa dancing!

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Let’s Dance Salsa Lecciones Para Principiantes Volumen 1 DVD en Español

Let’s Dance Salsa Lecciones Para Principiantes Volumen 1 DVD en Español: Un DVD para todos que desean la mayor calidad de instrucción de baile y que quieren aprender a bailar salsa.

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Let’s Dance Salsa – Beginning Lessons 1

Let’s Dance Salsa – Beginning Lessons 1 takes a new approach to teaching Salsa dancing!

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Let’s Dance Swing

Professional dance instructor John Hill’s charm, humor and effortless teaching style will have you up and dancing the Lindy and the Jitterbug quickly, regardless of skill level.

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Loreto: The Mystery of The Holy House

An exclusive documentary investigation into one of the most fascinating and controversial mysteries of Christianity. How was the Holy House of the Virgin Mary transported from its original location in Nazareth, Palestine, to the town of Loreto on Italy’s Adriatic coast?

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Lion and the Mouse: The Story of America and Bermuda

The Lion and the Mouse: The Story of America and Bermuda, narrated by Michael Douglas, is a series of three hour-long documentary films that tell the story of Bermuda’s role in American history, and the conflicts and characters that shaped the relationship between the little Atlantic island and the great nation that dates back four [...]

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Guadalupe: A Living Image

December 1531, Mexico. The Virgin Mary appears to Juan Diego, a humble Indian peasant, but at first, no one believes him.

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World War I: American Legacy

World War I – American Legacy vividly tells the many forgotten stories of the men and women who served in the Great War, reminding Americans of their impact on our country that can still be felt today. Narrated by David Carradine

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Civil War Minutes: Union 2 – Disc Set

EXPLORING THE LIFE OF THE UNION SOLDIER Personal belongings open a window into the lives of those who battle in America’s Civil War.

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Best of Civil War Minutes: Union

The Best of Civil War Minutes® Union features favorite stories about the everyday lives of Union soldiers who served in the Civil War.

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Travel With Kids: Caribbean Cruise

Head out on a Caribbean adventure with the Roberts family on one of the largest cruise ships to ever set sail. Come aboard the Freedom of the Seas ocean liner for fun adventures on and off the ship.

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Best of Civil War Minutes: Confederate

The Best of Civil War Minutes – Confederate features the rarely told stories and artifacts of both the famous and average Confederate soldiers in the Civil War.

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Civil War Minutes: Confederate 2- Disc Set

Civil War Minutes – Confederates reveals little know facts and stories about major Confederate players in the Civil War. Discover why few photographs exist of General Robert E. Lee and get an eyewitness account of J.E.B. Stuart’s death.

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Silent Wings: The American Glider Pilots of World War II

Narrated by Hal Holbrook, Silent Wings – The American Glider Pilots of World War II reveals the critical role gliders played in World War II offensives. Thousands of lives were saved and battles won because of their efforts.

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Civil War Life 2-Disc Set

TWO FACES OF COURAGE UNDER FIRE The inspiring stories of two courageous Union soldiers who command troops in many of the deadliest battles of the Civil War are reenacted in the Civil War Life 2 Disc Set.

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Civil War Life: Left For Dead

Pain, destruction and suffering could not conquer the infallible Civil War hero Oscar Jackson. Civil War Life: Left for Dead is his story.

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Civil War Life: Shot to Pieces

In Civil War Life: Shot to Pieces, Harvard student William F. Bartlett’s determination to triumph in battle is second only to the love of his men, friends and family.

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Travel With Kids: Alaska

Planning a visit to Alaska with kids or just want to learn about the history and culture of the 49th state?

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Johnstown Flood

Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss, Johnstown Flood tells the true story of one of the worst disasters in American history.

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Grange Fair: An American Tradition

The Grange Fair: An American Tradition captures a vanishing piece of Americana – one of the last remaining agricultural encampment Grange fairs in the country.

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Pennsylvania Train Stations – Restored and Revitalized

In the early 1900s, travelers could go anywhere by train. America’s train stations provided a doorway to the world, becoming the heart of each community.

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Raise The Song: The History of Penn State

This 60-minute documentary produced by Penn State Public Broadcasting (WPSU-TV) brings to life the people and events that have taken the Commonwealth’s land-grant university from its humble roots as the Farmers’ High School to an internationally recognized pinnacle of scientific research, sports, academic achievement, agriculture and more.

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Hollywood Collection: William Holden The Golden Boy

It was said of him that in more than seventy films, he never once gave a bad performance.

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Dr. Ravi and Mr. Hyde

A comedy about a doctor, who went to film school,  to make a film about being a doctor. In this quirky indie feature, a doctor’s search for divine fulfillment is thwarted by unscrupulous agents, reluctant colleagues, an unenthusiastic wife and more.  Can a busy doctor moonlight as a filmmaker or is Dr. Ravi’s adventure just [...]

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Westinghouse: The Life & Times of An American Icon

Westinghouse is a feature-length documentary about the life and times of George Westinghouse, his companies, legacy, personality, partnership with Nikola Telsa, and conflict with Thomas Edison.

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Blood and Oil: The Middle East in World War I

The feature-length documentary Blood and Oil – The Middle East in World War I exposes the Western greed and political intrigue which laid the foundation for wars, coups, revolts, oppressive dictators and military interventions in today’s Middle East. Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, modern Turkey and other hot spots are born as the British and [...]

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Gettysburg and Stories of Valor 2-Disc Set

Gettysburg and Stories of Valor, a 3-hour, 2-disc DVD set, captures the scenic beauty of the Gettysburg battlefield, and presents a unique documentary collection of 30 Gettysburg and Civil War stories, narrated by Keith Carradine, and told with an artful blending of live footage from the battlefield, still pictures, drawings, engravings, and never before seen [...]

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Gettysburg and Stories of Valor – Public Television Edition

Narrated by Keith Carradine, Gettysburg and Stories of Valor – Public Television Edition contains 12 unique stories focusing on one of the most exciting periods in United States history, America’s Civil War.

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