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1) The men who built America: frontiersmen

Pub. Date

[2018]

Physical Desc

2 videodiscs (329 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

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From the Revolution through the California Gold Rush, this film tells the visceral, immersive narrative of the American frontier through the eyes of the most iconic figures who explored and fought to claim the country's vast wilderness. A prequel to the first award-winning miniseries, this four-part docuseries features dramatized portrayals of Daniel Boone, Tecumseh, Lewis & Clark, Davy Crocket and others.

2) Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: murder at the vicarage ; nemesis

Pub. Date

p1986, c2001

Physical Desc

1 videodisc (ca. 200 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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Work 1. When Colonel Lucius Protheroe; the most hated man in the village of St. Mary Mead, is found dead there is no shortage of suspects. Work 2. Miss Marple is asked to solve a crime and right an injustice; there's just one problem, first she must discover what crime was committed.

3) The house of Eliott: Series 2

Pub. Date

c2005

Physical Desc

4 videodiscs (ca. 10 hr., 42 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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Two sisters, Evangeline and Beatrice, have established a fashion house that creates a sensation in the London of the Roaring Twenties, but are now facing some major problems.

4) Johnny Cash

Pub. Date

2005, c1998

Physical Desc

1 videodisc (50 min.) : sd., col., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

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Johnny Cash was born at the height of the Depression in rural Arkansas, and the legacy of his childhood shines throught in many of his classic songs. From the 'million dollar quartet' to nine Grammy awards, this is the saga of 'The man in black'.

5) All creatures great & small (2010): series 6

Pub. Date

2010

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4 videodiscs (589 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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The period is now the early Fifties, but the Dales are slow to embrace the world of tomorrow. Even with Calum on the team, the vets see little of the leisure that the modern age promises.

6) Noah and the great ark

Pub. Date

[2014]

Physical Desc

1 DVD (approximately 135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

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The truth behind one of the greatest stories of all time. A collection of three documentaries examines the legend, and the science, of history's most famous biblical hero and the Ark.

7) The wind in the willows: a tale of two toads

Pub. Date

[2006]

Physical Desc

1 videodisc (55 mins.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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Follow your favorite characters Badger, Rat, Mole, and Toad on a grand adventure in the English countryside as these true friends band together to triumph over every challenge in this ingeniously animated story for all ages.

8) America's book of secrets

Pub. Date

2012

Physical Desc

3 videodiscs (ca. 300 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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From beyond the indestructible armored doors of Fort Knox to the unexplained ritualistic symbols of the Freemasons, H2 acquires the exclusive key and exposes the mysteries of these iconic networks guarded throughout time via a feature-length special that leads into a ten episode exploration including The White House, The Pentagon, Area 51, Freemasons, Fort Knox, Presidential Transports, The Playboy Mansion, Black Ops, The FBI and West Point.

9) The Saint: Vol. 8

Pub. Date

c2001

Physical Desc

1 videodisc (ca. 208 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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The Gadget lover: In Berlin Simon has to win the confidence of the Russians before unveiling the devious mind manipulating the Cold War to boiling. A Double in Diamonds: In London and Paris when a duplicate is made of the Gillingham diamonds, the glamorous world of haute couture shows its seamy underbelly in the cutthroat rag trade. The Power artists: In Paris as Simon investigates his way out of the elaborate frame, he discovers personal revenge...

10) All creatures great & small (2010): series 5

Pub. Date

2010

Physical Desc

4 videodiscs (597 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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Series five continues the heart-warming tales of James Herriot, his wife Helen, and his volatile but warm-hearted partner, Siegfried Farnon.

11) Poirot: the hollow

Pub. Date

2005

Physical Desc

1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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"Cordially invited to The Hollow for a weekend get-together, Hercule Poirot arrives just in time to see Gerda Christow standing, revolver in hand, over the dead body of her husband. Though it seems obvious she has killed her wayward spouse, Poirot doesn't believe things are so simple, especially when all the guests seem to loathe each other. Love, deceit, mystery, and death -- rest assured Poirot will get to the heart of the matter."

12) The French revolution: Liberté, egalité, fraternité, a new republic is born in blood

Pub. Date

©2005

Physical Desc

1 videodisc (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

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Encapsulates this heady (and often headless) period in Western civilization vividly unfurled in a maelstrom of violence. CH (2) Public performance viewing.

13) The American Revolution: the conflict ignites

Pub. Date

©2008

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1 videodisc : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

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This story of the American Revolution uses reenactments, commentaries by historical and military advisers and historical materials featuring the people, places and events from 1773 to the end of the war.

14) Tora, tora, tora: the real story of Pearl Harbor : part I

Pub. Date

©2006

Physical Desc

1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

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A comprehensive look at the attack on Pearl Harbor from both Japanese and American perspectives. Features events leading up to the attack, combat footage and interviews with military scholars and veterans from both sides of the conflict.

15) The house of Eliott: Series 1

Pub. Date

[2005]

Physical Desc

4 videodiscs (ca. 623 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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Two beautiful sisters born to privilege are suddenly left penniless. With talent and hard work, they struggle their way to the top of the fashion world. Contains 12 episodes.

16) The Saint: Vol. 9

Pub. Date

c2002

Physical Desc

1 videodisc (ca. 156 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

17) Theodore Roosevelt: Roughrider to Rushmore

Pub. Date

2002, c1995

Physical Desc

1 videodisc (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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Presents the bold life of the nation's most colorful and energetic president, Theodore Roosevelt. Features interviews with historians and Teddy's great-grandson.

18) Shackleton

Pub. Date

c2012

Physical Desc

2 videodiscs (ca. 200 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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Ernest Shackleton put out an ad requesting: Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages. Bitter cold. Long months of complete darkness. Constant danger. Safe return doubtful. Honor and recognition in case of success. The 27 men who joined his expedition found that Shackleton was true to his word. This is the true story of their extraordinary ordeal, and the death-defying, 800-mile journey in an open boat across the world₂s worst seas that made...

19) Midsomer murders: Series 3

Pub. Date

2013

Physical Desc

3 videodiscs (approximately 304 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

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The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British television mysteries.

20) The true story of the Fighting Sullivans

Pub. Date

c2009

Physical Desc

1 videodisc (47 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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This documentary film about the death of five brothers who symbolized America's commitment to winning the war was one of the most painful, personal tragedies of WWII.