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Join an epic adventure into the untamed grandeur of Alaska and embrace the spirit of the wild.
September 09, 2005
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starring: Fredric March, Albert Schweitzer, Phillip Eckert, Adele Woytt
directed by: Jerome Hill
November 11, 2005
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starring: Mark Goslen, Jack Pyle, Taylor Reese, Bob Ryan, Peter Geiger
directed by: Ron Senkowski
Learn why Gramps kept his near his Bible. Secrets revealed. Over two entertaining hours for fans of Farmers' Almanacs. This visually breathtaking journey shows you the intriguing evolution of the almanac, from ancient times to today. Learn why Farmers Almanacs have become indispensable, as scientists, astronomers, weather forecasters, farm folk and others detail the unique history of these time-honored publications.
Unearth the secrets behind weather forecasting, uncover the almanac scandals of Benjamin Franklin and Poor Richard's Almanac, learn how to plant by the moon and much more.
As an added bonus, MARTHA MATILDA, author of the award winning "Keeping Hearth and Home" series is featured sharing 100-year-old gardening secrets, household hints, remedies and recipes that still work today.
September 09, 2003
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starring: David Morse, Holly Hunter, David McCullough, Jean Harvey Baker, David Herbert Donald
directed by: David Grubin
From award-winning film-maker David Grubin, this miniseries weaves together the troubled lives of a dirt-farmer's son and a wealthy Southern slave-owner's daughter. Together, Abraham and Mary Lincoln ascended to the pinnacle of power at the most difficult time in the nation's history, the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln's legacy as the Great Emancipator reshaped the nation while his tragic death left Mary reclusive and forgotten.
February 02, 2005
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starring: David McCullough, David Ogden Stiers, Joe Morton, Liev Schreiber, Linda Hunt
August 08, 2002
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starring: Marion Ross
directed by: Rocky Collins; Matthew Collins (III)
A look at the destruction and rebirth of San Francisco as a result of the famous 1906 earthquake.
January 01, 2006
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directed by: Ken Joy
Disaster by the Bay: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906, a film by Ken Joy, is destined to be the definitive documentary of the greatest natural disaster ever to hit California. Never-before-seen footage, shot just minutes after the quake struck on April 18, 1906 at 5:13 a.m., combined with thousands of rare and previously unreleased photographs, and recreations of eyewitness accounts written by those who survived the disaster, culminate in this hour-long epic that chronicles the horror, the aftermath, and the heroes who survived it.
Ken Joy's astonishing direction takes us into the heart of the vibrant city that was San Francisco at the turn of the century. The love of the Californian for his State, and the devotion of the San Franciscan to his city, were only intensified by the disaster of April 18, 1906. It is a matter of common observation that hardships and suffering wed people to their native land. Indeed, the fear had been expressed that in a country so fair as California, the people, pampered by luxury and enervated by ease, would ultimately lose the virile qualities of citizenship which makes a nation great. There were indications here and there of the evils which flow from uninterrupted prosperity, but the privations of a few brief months hardened every fiber, and softened every heart.
Astonishing footage and photographs take us beyond the disaster by the bay, and give us a first-hand glimpse of what life was truly like in turn-of-the-century San Francisco.
April 04, 2006
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starring: Andre Braugher, Pat Antici, Oudie Brown, Harry Caise, Magnolia Cooksey-Mathious
directed by: Stanley Nelson
Studio: Pbs Release Date: 05/04/2009 Run time: 60 minutes
February 02, 2004
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directed by: Keith A. Beauchamp
In August 1955, Mamie Till-Mobley of Chicago sent her only child, 14 year-old Emmett Louis Till, to visit relatives in the Mississippi Delta. Little did she know that only 8 days later, Emmett would be abducted from his Great-Uncle’s home, brutally beaten and murdered by one of the oldest Southern taboos: whistling at a white woman in public. The murderers were soon arrested but later acquitted of murder by an all-white, all-male jury.
Keith Beauchamp's groundbreaking film is the result of a 10-year journey to uncover the truth behind the nightmarish murder of an innocent African-American teenager. Emmett’s brutal murder - and his family’s brave actions in the horrifying aftermath- served as a major impetus for America's civil rights movement and led to Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to make decisions that changed the course of history.
Discover for yourself why the Chicago Tribune wrote, "If you don’t believe film can change the world, you haven’t seen The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till."
February 02, 2006
