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1) John Adams
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
While our new nation was suffering attacks from both within and without, John Adams had a vision of a nation of liberty and justice for all. He guided his peers--General George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson--in setting the values and agenda for a glorious, free America. Adams and his wife Abigail refined these ambitious democratic ideals, and their partnership became one of the most moving love stories in American history.
Series
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
The true story of feminist writer Vita Sackville-West's tortured, public affair with her childhood friend, novelist Violet Keppel. Though Vita and her husband of 50 years, diplomat Harold Nicolson, knowingly cheated on each other, Vita's relationship with Violet was the only one that threatened their marriage.
4) Barack Obama
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
The democratic political star during the Democratic National Convention in 2004, and now a possible front runner for the candidacy for the President of the United States, in many ways, his story is a unique American tale of the 21st century.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The British Empire is in decline, the political world is in disarray, and a young woman takes the throne ... a new era is dawning. Queen Elizabeth II is a 25-year-old newlywed faced with the daunting prospect of leading the world's most famous monarchy while forging a relationship with legendary Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame volume 75
Publisher
Hallmark Hall Of Fame Productions
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Mitch Albom has a pretty great life. He lives in Detroit and is happily married, he's an award-winning sportswriter, a must-read newspaper columnist, a screenwriter, a radio and television broadcaster. Then two men come into his life, and he realizes something's missing. Rabbi Albert Lewis presides over a thriving synagogue in a comfortable New Jersey suburb, and pastor Henry Covington, a recovering drug user and dealer, preaches to the poor and homeless...
Publisher
BBC Video :
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Fiona Bruce tells the fascinating stories behind the creation of Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Leading experts share their knowledge of the Kings and Qeens whose vision and taste left their mark on these exceptional buildings.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
As a new era begins, Queen Elizabeth struggles to navigate her while preserving both the monarchy and her marriage. Beginning with soldiers in Her Majesty's Armed Forces fighting an illegal war in Egypt , and ending with the downfall of her third Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan after a devastating scandal, the second season bears witness to the end of the age of deference, and ushers in the revolutionary era of the 1960s. This drama follows the political...
12) Mrs. Wilson
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
It's 1963, and Alison Wilson returns home to find husband Alexander dead. Soon afterward, a woman arrives at the door, claiming to be Alec's 'real wife.' Alison embarks on a mission of discovery to try and find out who her husband was, but from their wartime romance to a mysterious period in India, it soon becomes clear that Alec died holding his secrets close to his chest.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Triggered by a murder based on misunderstandings and an illicit love affair, this is the dramatic historic feud that teeters on the brink of an all-out civil war as friends and neighbors join opposing sides in a rivalry that would ultimately shape American history.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
An in-depth look at Bob Dylan, beginning with his Minnosota roots, including his early performances in Greenwich Village and ending with his acsent to stardom in 1966. Includes interviews with Dylan himself and his contemporaries.
Publisher
New Video Group
Pub. Date
2012, c2011
Language
English
Description
Iconic writer, director, actor, comedian, and musician Woody Allen allowed his life and creative process to be documented on-camera for the first time. With this unprecedented access, Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Robert Weide followed the notoriously private film legend over a year and a half to create the ultimate film biography. Exploring the ultimate "independent filmmaker's" writing habits, casting, directing, and relationship with...
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In 1667, the powerful king of France, Louis XIV, is but 28 years old when he decides to build Versailles, the greatest palace in the world. After draining the budget, affairs and political intrigues complicate things.
Series
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Much has changed since Selfridges first opened its doors. Five years later, Europe is on the brink of war and London is enjoying one last defiant period of decadence. Mr. Selfridge now has his sights set on joining the establishment and rebuilding his family life. Tensions are also running high on the shop floor as Agnes is back from Paris, chic and successful. Not everyone is thrilled by her newfound confidence and by the reappearance of her old...
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