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"Experience for yourself the historical and personal impact of the Civil War in a way that only HISTORY can present it, in this moving megaset filled with over 25 hours of documentaries. A multifacted look at "The War Between the States, " this definitive collection brings the most legendary Civil War battles, and the soldiers and leaders who fought them, vividly to life....
4) The West
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Chronicles the history of the American West, starting with the first European explorations and ending with the beginning of the 20th century. Examines the impact of the white settlers on the lives of the Native Americans and the land. Also discusses the Gold Rush, the Civil War, the building of the transcontinental railroad, the battle of Little Bighorn, and the massacre at Wounded Knee.
7) Hotel Rwanda
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A five-star-hotel manager in Rwanda risks his life when he opens his hotel to more than a thousand Tutsis refugees in order to protect them from death.
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Ken Burns documents the worst human-made ecological disaster in American history, when a frenzied wheat boom on the southern Plains, followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s, nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation. Vivid interviews, dramatic photographs, and seldom-seen movie footage bring to life incredible stories of human suffering and perseverance....
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"The United States would have lost the American Revolution had it not been for the leadership of two great American generals -- George Washington and Benedict Arnold. Here are the intriguing strategies behind Washington's brave campaigns ... and new insights about Arnold's own heroics"--Container.
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Scarlett O'Hara is the daughter of a wealthy southern plantation owner. Ashley is the love of her life, but he is going to marry his cousin Melanie Hamilton. At a barbecue at Twelve Oaks, Scarlett meets Rhett Butler. News of the Civil War starting arrives at the barbecue. As the war continues, Scarlett becomes a widow, all while still pining for Ashley. After the war, Scarlett travels to her family's plantation only to find it in ruins, with no food,...
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The French and Indian War pitted French forces for almost a decade against the British, yet few Americans realize its historic contribution to the revolutionary fervor which swept the continent in 1776. The critical and sophisticated role of Native Americans in this conflict is highlighted. Includes dramatizations.
16) 500 nations
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Uses firsthand accounts, location filming, and virtual-reality re-creations to trace the history of the hundreds of Native American nations that have inhabitated North America for over fifteen thousand years, discussing their centuries-long struggle to survive.
17) The war
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Tells the story of ordinary people in four quintessentially American towns - Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and Luverne, Minnesota - and examines the ways in which the Second World War touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America.
20) Kidnapped
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In this tale by Robert Lewis Stevenson, a kidnapped boy, David Belfour, is cast away from his home by his crude uncle. He is left to suffer on a desert island, but his adventures and friendship with Alan Breck lead to his final succes sin recovering his rightful inheritance.
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