Florentine Films
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Horatio Nelson Jackson, an eccentric Vermont doctor, drove from San Francisco to New York City, in 1903 to became the first person to drive an automobile across the continent - a feat never before accomplished. It would mark the beginning of a new era in America and the end of another. It took Lewis & Clark over two years to go from the Atlantic to the Pacific - Horatio went the opposite direction, by means of the "Horseless carriage", in less than...
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"Ken Burns chronicles the history of a uniquely American art form, rising from the experiences of remarkable people in distinctive regions of the nation. From its roots in ballads, hymns, and the blues to its mainstream popularity, viewers will follow the evolution of country music over the course of the twentieth century as it eventually emerged to become America's music. Features never-before-seen footage and photographs, plus interviews with more...
6) Mark Twain
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017].
Language
English
Description
Samuel Clemens rose from a hardscrabble boyhood in the backwoods of Missouri to become, as Mark Twain, America's best-known and best-loved author. Considered in his time as the funniest man on earth, Twain was also an unflinching critic of human nature who used his humor to attack hypocrisy, greed and racism. He created some of the world's most memorable characters as well as its most quoted sayings. And, in his often-misunderstood novel "Huckleberry...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In an immersive narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Features testimony from nearly 100 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.
8) Baseball
Publisher
PBS Home Video ; Hollywood, Calif
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
It is an epic overflowing with heroes and hopefuls, scoundrels and screwballs. It is a saga spanning the quest for racial justice, the clash of labor and management, the transformation of popular culture, and the unfolding of the national pastime. Here is the story of a nation at work and play. Experience it in ten thrilling "innings" from master storyteller and award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In an immersive narrative, Burns and Novick tell the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never before been told on film. Features testimony from nearly 100 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Provides an account of the rape and beating of twenty-eight-year-old investment banker Trisha Meili in New York's Central Park in April 1989, and the subsequent convictions of five African-American and Latino teens who confessed to the crime and spent years in jail before their convictions were overturned following the confession of a serial rapist.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
The in-depth and intimate story of one of the most important African Americans to live in the first half of the 20th century. Tells the story of Jack Johnson, who was the first African American boxer to win the most coveted title in all of sports - Heavyweight Campion of the World. Includes his struggles in and out of the ring and his desire to live his life as a free man.
Publisher
Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004, c1997
Language
English
Description
Presents a biographical profile of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, examining his long career during which he designed such buildings as New York's Guggenheim Museum, and the Johnson Wax Building, and looking at his tumultuous personal life.
14) The war
Publisher
Paramount Home Video
Pub. Date
2007, c2006
Language
English
Description
Examines World War II from the points of view of American men and women, exploring the ways the war affected the communities of four cities and towns in Minnesota, Alabama, Connecticut, and California.
15) Hemingway
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Examine the visionary work and turbulent life of one of the greatest and most influential American writers: Ernest Hemingway. Intimate and insightful, the series weaves together Hemingway's biography with excerpts from his work. The film penetrates the myth of Hemingway to reveal a deeply troubled and ultimately tragic figure.