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Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The true story of Christopher Columbus was not only one of victorious discovery, it was marked by disaster, accusation, and betrayal. Ten short years after his discovery of the New World, Columbus languished in a Caribbean prison. There, awaiting the gallows, he plotted what he called his 'most treacherous' voyage - one that ended with the loss of all four of his ships and left Columbus and his crew shipwrecked with little hope of survival.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
From the fateful balcony in Ford's Theatre to Dr. Samuel Mudd's remote home to the fiery showdown in a Virginia farmhouse, experience firsthand the suspenseful, breakneck search for America's first presidential assassin. Discover the awesome reach of his conspiracy, which had further targeted Vice President Andrew Johnson and Secretary of State William Seward in a bid to undermine the U.S. Government and give the Confederacy a second chance. No man...
Publisher
[Distributed by] MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Desi and Lucy's daughter, Lucie Arnaz, hosts this emotional and honest glimpse at the extraordinary lives of her world-famous parents, highlighted by never-before-seen color family movies along with insightful interviews from family and friends.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Forty years after Martin Luther King's assassination, newsman Tom Brokaw, takes viewers through the extraordinary life and times of America's civil rights visionary. Go beyond the legend to portray the man, the questions, the myths, and the relevance of Dr. King's message in today's world.
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
David Attenborough investigates birds of paradise in New Guinea, an unmapped, mountain region of New Guinea, ancient Polynesian beliefs on Easter Island, Bowerbirds in the Australian rainforests, musical communication in the natural world, and the uniquepreservation qualities of amber; Michael Palin hosts a tribute to Attenborough's career in "Life on air."