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Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick : Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's ten-part, 18-hour documentary series, The Vietnam War, tells the epic story of one of the most consequential, divisive, and controversial events in American history as it has never before been told on film. Visceral and immersive, the series explores the human dimensions of the war through revelatory testimony of nearly 80 witnesses from all sides -- Americans who fought...
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Hear the stories of South Dakota towns that were once-thriving centers of commerce but have since diminished or disappeared from the map. SDPB's Stephanie Rissler guides us through the history of these vanishing towns -- conducting interviews with historians, town elders, and those whose stories have intersected with these now-lost centers of community life in South Dakota." -- container.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The “simple justice” in the title of SDPB’s new women’s suffrage documentary is derived from a quotation from John A. Pickler: “… simple justice demands that woman should have the ballot, and in this opinion, I am warmly seconded by my wife, who desires to vote, as I think all sensible women should.”But the circuitous route that led to women’s right to vote in South Dakota is anything but simple and, some may argue, not terribly just....
Series
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
"Get an up-close look at the artwork in the Capitol Building, take a seat in the Supreme Court and get a 360-degree soaring view of the Washington Monument. Go to the National Archives and get a private showing of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Then fly over Arlington National Cemetery, visit all the memorial sites, and much more."--Container.
Pub. Date
©2005, 1989
Language
English
Description
This program details the mistakes that brought Nazi Germany from the brink of world domination to destruction and defeat. Axis and Allied officers provide insights into Hitler's character and describe his errors in military and political strategy that had a major role in Germany's defeat.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The re-telling of the valiant story of King Alfred the Great and his desire to unite many separate kingdoms into what would become England. Combining real historical figures and events with fictional characters, it is the story of how a people reclaimed their land from the invading Vikings and built a place they call home.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Deadwood Pioneer: A Face from the Past maps the work of the archaeologists, historians, and forensic experts who have pieced together the short life of a man whose skeletal remains were unearthed near what is now the intersection of Jackson and Taylor streets. Buried in an unmarked garve, the remains were left behind when the original cemetery was relocated to the hills above Deadwood in 1878. The remains were reinterred at Deadwood's Mount Moriah...
15) Finding moon
Author
Language
English
Description
An American undertakes a dangerous search in Asia for his Amerasian niece. When his brother is killed in a helicopter crash and the Vietnamese wife dies soon after, Mathias Moon, a Colorado newsman, flies to find the girl. In the course of the search, from the teeming streets of Manila to the jungles of Cambodia, Moon finds himself too.
Pub. Date
©2012
Language
English
Description
From the producers of America: The Story of Us comes the epic tale of the rise of civilization. Mankind: The Story of All of Us, a 12-hour series, spans the first flourishing of life in Mesopotamia through the discovery of America, capturing the danger, action, struggle, heroism, and adrenaline using groundbreaking techniques.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Temples of Justice" visits 45 courthouses in South Dakota and tells the colorful stories of several. The documentary reveals how swindlers changed history, where there's a bullet hole in a judge's chambers, and which courthouses helped South Dakotans survive the Great Depression as WPA projects.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Lucy Worsley recreates how Christmas was celebrated during the age of Henry VIII, eating, drinking, singing, dancing and partying as people did 500 years ago. On each of the traditional twelve days of Christmas, Lucy reveals a different aspect of the festivities, uncovering fresh insights into the Tudor mind and casting a captivating new light on Christmas itself.
Author
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
The Black Hills Playhouse marked its 60th anniversary in 2005, ranking it as one of the oldest, continuously operated summer stock theatres in America. This beautifully photographed documentary is chock full of history, nostalgia and theatrical how-to.
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