Biography

ParMHS 920 AFRICAN-AMERICAN LEGENDS & LEADERS IN AMERICAN HISTORY. Gives mini-portraits of African Americans who have been honored on postage stamps. U.S. Postal Service, 1994, 12 min.

NamHS 920 AGATHA CHRISTIE: HOW DID SHE DO IT? Profile of a writer. Insights into Christie’s techniques, personal life and motivations with interviews and archival film clips. Home Vision, 1986, color, 50 min.

ParMHS 920 ALICE WALKER: BLACK AMERICANS OF ACHIEVEMENT. 1994. $40.00

NaSMS 920 AMELIA EARHART: QUEEN OF THE AIR.

NaWMs ParMHS 920 A & E Television Newtwork, 1994, 50 min.

NamHS 920 AMERICAN CAESAR: GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR. Hosted by John Huston. Documents MacArthur’s career from his days in the Philippines, through WWII and his conversion of Japan to democracy until he was relieved of command in the Korean War. Embassy Home Entertainment, 1985, color, 2 videocassettes, 242 min.

WiJSH 920 AMERICAN INVENTORS. Educational Distributors of America, 1997, 45 min.

HmMS 920 AMERICAN PRESIDENTS. Primary and intermediate grades. Just the Facts Series.

NamHS 920 Thousand Oaks, CA: Full Circle Entertainment Inc.1999, color, 50 min. $30.00

CaVMS 920 AMERICA’S HEROES: 20TH CENTURY, RECENT TIMES. Biographical sketches and contributions of Babe Ruth, Harry Truman, Franklin Roosevelt, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Albert Einstein, Orville & Wilbur Wright, Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Eddie Rickenbacker, Thomas Edison, Will Rogers and Jonas Salk. Diamond Entertainment Corp., 1995, 45 min.

WiJSH 920 ANNE FRANK STORY: FORGET ME NOT. 2 parts, 30 min each. Grace Productions, 1996, 60 min.

SkyHS 920 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. Discusses the life and times of Benjamin Franklin, and the role he played in the founding of our country. Las Vegas, NV, American Institute for Education, 2001 c.  30 min. $30.00

NaSMS NaWMS, ParMHS 920 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: CITIZEN OF THE WORLD. A & E Television Network, 1994, 50 min.

ParMHS 920 BIOGRAPHIES OF THE FIRST LADIES OF THE UNITED STATES. A 5 volume set. Huntsville, AL: Phoenix Multimedia, color, 1998, 5 hours.

CaVMS, NamHS, HmMS, MarHS 920, NaWMS 92  BIOGRAPHY OF THE MILLENIUM: 100 PEOPLE—1000 YEARS. Hosted by Harry Smith.  A&E Television, 1999, color, (4 videocassettes) 200 min. $9.95

MIDDMS 920 BIOGRAPHY PROJECT/PROJECT OVERVIEW Demonstrates how to incorporate these materials into your curricula. No city/state:  A&E Network, 1999. (no mins listed) $15

ParMHS 920 BIOGRAPHIES OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES. A 5 volume set. Huntsville, AL: Phoenix Multimedia, color, 1998, 4 hours, 30 min.

ParMHS 920,  NaWMS 92 THE BIOGRAPHY PROJECT FOR SCHOOLS. Includes video summaries and activities for biography segments of: Amelia Earhart—Frederick Douglass—Benjamin Franklin—Susan B. Anthony—Jackie Robinson—Henry Ford. A&E Home Video, 1999, 10 min.

WiJSH 920 BOOKER T. WASHINGTON. 32 min.

NamHS, ParMHS 920 CESAR CHAVEZ.: MEXICAN-AMERICAN LABOR LEADER. Hispanic and Latin American Heritage Video Collection, Schlessinger, 1995., color, 30 min.

WiJSH 920 CHURCHILL, WINSTON. General Dynamics, 1996, 90 min.

NamHS 920 CRY FREEDOM. Starring Denzel Washinton, Kevin Kline, Penelope Wilton. South African Black activist Stepehen Biko and white newspaper editor Donald Woods learn of apartheid’s true horrors. MCA Home Video, 1988, color, 2 hours 37 min.

ParMHS 920 THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK. 1959. $30.00

NamHS 920 EDGAR ALLAN POE. Host Peter Graves. A&E Biography. An in-depth look at the tragic life of one of the 19th century’s most mysterious writers. A&E Home Video, 1994, color, 50 min.

ParMHS 920 EDISON’S MIRACLE OF LIGHT. Narrated by Peter Coyote. Shanachie Entertainment, color, 1995, 60 min.

NaWMS 92, ParMHS 920 EINSTEIN: THE LIFE AND MIND OF ALBERT EINSTEIN. Las Vegas, NV: Educational Distributors of America, 1997 20 min. $35.00

ParMHS 920 FAMOUS AFRICAN AMERICANS. The men and women who helped end slavery, promoted civil rights, fought for their country, and helped rebuild the South. 30 min. $30.00

NamHS 920 FERDINAND AND ISABELLA: SPANISH MONARACHS. Hispanic and Latin-American Heritage Video Collection, Schlessinger, 1995, color, 30 min.

Na ChHS 920 FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE. Animated Hero Classics. 30 min.

ParMHS 920 FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. The only man elected president of the U.S. four times, he led the nation through the dark days of the depression and WWII with eternal optimism. $50.00

NaSMS, NaWMS, ParMHS 920 FREDERICK DOUGLASS: BIOGRAPHY. A & E Television Network, 1994, 50 min.

MelMHS 920 FRIED SHOES, COOKED DIAMONDS. Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, Timothy Leary, and others.

NamHS 920 GEORGE SANTAYANA: SPANISH PHILOSOPHER AND POET. Hispanic and Latin Americn Heritage Video Collection, Schlessinger, 1995, color, 30 min.

WiJSH 920 GERONIMO: AN AMERICAN LEGEND. Duvall, Hackman. 115 min.

WiJSH 920 GREAT WOMEN IN AMERICAN HISTORY. Educational Distributors, 1996, 24 min.

SkyHS 920 GREAT WOMEN IN AMERICAN HISTORY. Discusses the role women have played in American history. Why did Abigail Adams urge her husband to "remember the ladies"? Why was Harriet Tubman called the "Moses" of her people? Who founded the American Red Cross? These are but a few of the questions answered in this video., , Las Vegas, NV, American Institute for Education, 2000? c. 30 min. $30.00

NaChHS 920 GUYANA TRAGEDY. Re-creationof the Nov. 1978 mass suicide in the religious colony of Jonestown. (Two tapes) 189 min.

NamHS 920 HAIL TO THE CHIEF: PORTRAITS OF AMERICAN PRESIDENTS. The first, complete overview of the American Presidency from George Washington to the inauguration of Presidents Clinton. Chicago, IL: Questar, 1996, color, 95 min. $60.00

NaChHS 920 HARRIET TUBMAN. Animated Hero Classics. 30 min.

WiJSH 920 HARRY S. TRUMAN. Narrated by Jack Perkins. Traces the incredible life of the man from Independence who became the engineer of a new world order. Thrust into the presidency at a moment of national crisis, Truman led the country through the trials of war and established a framework for peace, while his no nonsense style turned him into a folk hero. NY: A & E Biography. A&E Home Video, 1994, color, 50 min.

NaChHS 920 HELEN KELLER. Animated. 30 min.

ParMHS 920 HELEN KELLER: AMERICAN WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT. Schlessinger Video Productions, 1995, color, 30 min. $40.00

NaSMS, NaWMS, ParMHS  920 HENRY FORD: TIN LIZZY TYCOON. A & E Television Network, 1994, 50 min.

NamHS 920 HERNAN CORTEZ: SPANISH EXPLORER. Hispanic and Latin-American Heritage Video Collection, Schlessinger, 1995, color, 30 min.

MelMHS 920 HEROINES OF THE SKY. Ameilia Earhart and the Electra.

MIDDMS 920 INVENTORS: OUT OF THEIR MINDS  This program gives you a rare look at the wizards themselves, not just their inventions. Stamfor, CT: ABC/Kane Productions, 1990. 50 min $30

MIDDMS 920 INVENTIONS: MINORITY INVENTORS/ REMEMB ERING GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER From dreams to reality, a tribute to minority inventors, highlighting George Washington Carver. (No other information) 25 min/30 min $25

MIDDMS 920 PONCE DE LEON, THE FIRST CONQUISTADOR (Biography) Rare footage, new research and exclusive interviews go beyond myths to bring this story to life. New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1996 . 50 min $25

MIDDMS 920 THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (No description of contents) No city/state: Paramount Pictures, 1952/Renowed 1980. 85 min $30

 

ParMHS 920 I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS. Maya Angelou, a life-affirming true story. Live Home Video Co., 1993, 96 min. $20.00

WiJSH 920 IKE: DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER. General Dynamics, 1996, 60 min.

NaChHS 920 JACK LONDON. Autobiography of one of America’s greatest writers. 120 min.

MiddMS 920 Jackie Robinson, Biography, He was a gifted athlete whose greatest feat came not on a playing field, but in smashing the color barrier that had denied so many others a chance to comptete. 50 minutes

NaSMS, NaWMS ParMHS 920 JACKIE ROBINSON: BIOGRAPHY. A & E Television Network, 1994, 50 min.

ParMHS 920 JAMES BALDWIN: BLACK AMERICANS OF ACHIEVEMENT. 1995. $40.00

WiJSH 920 JAMES: OUT OF THE GHETTO. True Stories Attainment Co., 1996, 25 min.

WiJSH 920 JFK: THE LIFE AND TIME OF.

NamHS 920 JOAN BAEZ: MEXICAN-AMERICAN FOLK SINGER. Hispanic and Latin American Heritage Video Collection. Schlessinger, 1995, color, 30 min.

NamHS 920 JOSEPH STALIN: RED TERROR. Narrated by Jack Perkins. A&E Biography.The life of Stalin, who ruled the Soviet Union with an iron fist for 29 years. A&E Home Video, 1998, color, 50 min.

NamHS 920 JUAN & EVITA PERON: PRESIDENT & FIRST LADY OF ARGENTINA. Hispanic and Latin American Heritage Video Collection, Schlessinger, 1995, color, 30 min.

NamHS 920 KING. Paul Winfield and Cicely Tyson. 2-video drama about the public and private life of Martin Luther King Jr. from 1952 to his assassination. Orion Home Video, 1994, color, 137 min.

ParMHS 920 LANGSTON HUGHES: BLACK AMERICANS OF ACHIEVEMENT. 1994. $40.00

WiJSH 920 LIFE AND MIND OF ALBERT EINSTEIN. Educational Distributors, 1996, 24 min.

SkyHS,  WiJSH 920 MALCOLM X. Starring Denzel Washington. 201 min.

ParMHS 920 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. King’s nonviolent protests, the bus boycotts, “Freedom Riders” and the historic march on Washington. Las Vegas, NV: American Inst. For Ed., 24 min. $6.95

ParMHS 920 MAYA ANGELOU BY MAYA ANGELOU. 1991. $20.00

SkyHS 920 MICHELANGELO. Explores the life and work of Michelangelo, a sculptor, painter, and architect. Las Vegas, NV, American Institute for Education, 2000 c, 25 min. $30.00

ParMHS 920 THE MIRACLE WORKER. Starring Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke. A portrayal of a little girl struggling to communicate, and the young teacher who brings light into her blind and deaf world. Winner of several Oscars. MGM Home Video, 1962, Black & white, 1 hour 47 min. $80.00

ParMHS 920 NEWTON: A Tele of Two Isaacs. The life of Sir Isaac Newton told by a young boy named after him. [Toronto, Ontario], Devine Entertainment, 1999, 52 min.

NamSH 920 PABLO NERUDA: CHILEAN POET AND DIPLOMAT. Hispanic and Latin-american Heritage Video Collection, Schlessinger, 1995, color, 30 min.

NamSH 920 PANCHO VILLA: MEXICAN REVOLUTIONARY. Hispanic and Latin-American Heritage Video Collection, Schlessinger, color, 30 min.

WiJSH 920 PATTON: A GENIUS FOR WAR. A & E, 1995, 100 min.

ParMHS 920 PAUL REVERE: THE MIDNIGHT RIDER. 1995. $20.00

ParMHS 920 A PERSONAL MATTER: GORDON HIRABAYASHI vs...... 1992. $40.00

ParMHS 920 THE PISTOL: THE BIRTH OF A LEGEND. Pete Maravich, pro basketball player. SVS, Inc., 1991, 104 min.

ParMHS 920 POCAHONTAS: AMBASSADOR OF THE NEW WORLD. New York, NY: A&E Biography, 1995, 50 min. $19.95

ParMHS 920 PONCE DE LEON: THE FIRST CONQUISTADOR. New York, NY: A&E Biography, 1996, 50 min. $19.95

NaChHS 920 PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Animated. 30 min.

NamHS 920 QUEST FOR FREEDOM: THE HARRIET TUBMAN STORY. In Search of Heroes series. Grace Products Corp., 1992, color, 34 min.

NaSMS 920 THE REAL WEST: WILD BILL

MIDDMS 920 REDISCOVERING AMERICAN/CHAMPIONS OF THE LAND A fascinatingly fresh perspective on the legacies and legands that lie in our own backyard, from inventors, scientists, poets, avid outdoorsmen, that lives on today. Bethesda, MD: Discovery Communications, Inc., 1997 30 min $25

HICKOCK. 50 min.

ParMHS 920 RICHARD M. NIXON. His administration ended the Vietnam War and opened relations with Communist China, but the Watergate scandel overshadowed all. $6.95

WiJSH 920 ROBERT E. LEE. Atlas Video, 1989, 30 min.

NamHS 920 ROBERTO CLEMENTE: PUERTO RICAN BASEBALL GREAT. Hipanic and Latin American Heritage Video Collection, Schlessinger, 1995, color, 30 min.

WiJSH 920 ROBIN HOOD: OUTLAW OF THE FOREST. A & E, 1995, 50 min.

WiJSH 920 ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D.

NamHS 920 SIMON BOLIVAR: LATIN-AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY. Hispanic and Latin-American Heritage Video Collection, Schlessinger, 1995, color, 30 min.

NaSMS 920 THE STORY OF HENRY FORD. 55 MIN.

WiJSH 920 STORY OF THOMAS EDISON.

NaSMS,  NaWMS, ParMHS 920 SUSAN B. ANTHONY: REBEL FOR A CAUSE. A & E Television Network, 1994, 50 min.

NamHS, ParMHS 920 THE SUSAN B. ANTHONY STORY: WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT. Reg Grant, Holley Vaughn, Sandy Walper. A 16-year-old girl from our own time who feels her life is a “lost cause” meets a mysterious librarian and is catapulted into the past where she meets Susan B. Anthony. In Search of Heroes series. Grace Products Corp., 1994, color withB&W sequences, 40 min.

ParMHS 920 SUSAN B. ANTHONY TELLS HER STORY.

ParMHS 920 THEODORE ROOSEVELT. The 26th president of the U.S. broke up business monopolies and advocated conservation.

ParMHS 920 TRAGEDY TO TRIUMPH: AN ADVENTURE WITH HELEN KELLER. Grace Productions, Texas, 1995, color, 40 min. $95.00

NamHS 920 WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: LIFE OF DRAMA. With Peter Graves, narrated by Charles Glass. A&E Biography, A&E Home Video, 1996, color, 50 min.

NamHS 920 WINSTON CHURCHILL & IKE. The stories of two men of courage and leadership. Starring Robert Hardy, E. G. Marshall, Alice Haining, John Gielgud. Suskind Video, 1986, color, 150 min.

 

NaWMS 921 ABRAHAM LINCOLN. A biography of Abraham Lincoln. Cromwell Productions, 1994, 55 min. $19.95

CaVHS 921 ABRAHAM LINCOLN: PRESERVING THE UNION. Follows the life of the popular president from his childhood on the frontier to his assassination at the end of the Civil War. New York: A & E Home Video, 1997.

HmHS VHS 921 ALAN GREENSPAN: MAN BEHIND THE MONEY Ecomonist and chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Alan Greenspan is considered by many to be the second most powerful man in the United States.  From 1981-1983 he served as chairman of the National Commission on Social Security Reform working to save Social Security from bankruptcy.  In 1987 he was nominated as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board and under his guidence the US economy has enjoyed the largest peacetime expansion in history. 50 min. $30.00

CaVMS, HmMS, NoHS 921 AMELIA EARHART: QUEEN OF THE AIR. Host Jack Perkins. Life of the greatest woman aviator. New York, NY: A&E Home Video, 1996, color, 50 min.

CaVHS 921 BACH’S FIGHT FOR FREEDOM. Bach, as a 32 year old chapel organist, feels his boss, Duke Wilhelm, not only stifles his creativity, but has given him a servant he suspects is a spy. But, the temper-mental composer recognizes a kindred soul in his new 10-year-old assistant, Frederick. For both know what it’s like not to be able to follow your dream. New York, NY, Sony Classical Film and Video, 1995, Color, 53 min. Starring Ted Dykstra, Kyle Labine, Ian D. Clark, Rosemary Dunsmore, Kevin Jubinville, Ross Petty, Eric Peterson $29.95

 

MIDDMS 921 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, CITIZEN OF THE WORLD Franklins accomplishments, discovery of electricity, as well as his leadership in Congress and ambassadorship to France. New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1994/1999. 50 min $25

CaVMS, HmHS, HmMS, NoHS 921 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: CITIZEN OF THE WORLD. Author, inventor, publisher, statesman,  postman and philosopher. New York, NY: A & E Home Video, 1994, color, 50 min. $29.95

HmHS VHS 921 BILL GATES A profile of one of the most influential business executives of the 20th Century, Bill Bates of Microsoft Corporation.  Interviews with his parents, Microsoft's Steven Ballmer, and college friends provide a portrait of the individual who transformed the computer software industry. New York  : A&E Home Video, 1998,  50 min. $30.00

CaPub 921 BRIGHAM YOUNG. A & E Television Network, 1995.

CaPub 921 BUFFALO BILL’S WILD WEST. Plymouth, MN: Simitar Entertainment, 1994, 60 min.

CaVHS 921 CEZANNE: THE MAN AND THE MOUNTAIN. A close-up look at the life and works of the artist, Paul Cezanne. RM Arts, 1985. $29.95

NamHS 921 CHAPLIN. Starring Robert Downey, Jr., Dan Alroyd, Geraldine Chaplin, Anthony Hopkins. A loving portrait of the Little Tramp’s amazing life. Carolco Home Video, 1993, color+B&W, 135 min.

HmMS 921 CHARLES DARWIN: EVOLUTION’S VOICE. Discusses the life, accomplishments, and impact of Charles Darwin. New York, NY, A&E Home Video1998, Color 50 min. $29.95

GnFA 921 CHARLES DICKENS: A TALE OF AMBITION AND GENIUS. Tells the full story of his remarkable life, from child laborer to success as a novelist. New York, NY: A&E Home Video, 1995, 50 min. $29.95

GnFA 921 CHRISTIE (AGATHA CHRISTIE: HOW DID SHE DO IT?) Orsino Productions, 1986, 50 min. $29.95

GnFA 921 CHURCHILL, PART 1: MAVERICK POLITICIAN. Rarely seen footage of Churchill’s incredible rise. Hosted by Martin Gilbert. A&E Home Video, 1992, 50 min. $59.95 (set)

GnFA 921 CHURCHILL, PART 2: TO CONQUER OR DIE. Behind the scenes during Britain’s darkest hour. Hosted By Martin Gilbert. A&E Home Video, 1992, 50 min. $59.95 (set)

GnFA 921 CHURCHILL, PART 3: BEGINNING OF THE END. Hosted by Martin Gilbert.A&E Home Video, 1992, 50 min. $59.95 (set)

GnFA 921 CHURCHILL, PART 4: NEVER DESPAIR. Hosted by Martin Gilbert. A&E Home Video, 1992, 60 min. $59.95 (set)

MarSH 921 EDGAR ALLAN POE. January Productions, 1987, 19 min. $50.00

MelMHS 921 EDGAR ALLAN POE, MYSTERY OF. A&E Home Video, 50 min. $60.00

CaVHS 921 EDGAR ALLAN POE: TERROR OF THE SOUL. Featuring John Heard, Treat Williams, Rene Auberjonois. Profiles influential American writer Edgar Allan Poe, who lead a tragic life himself and died young of alcoholism. Alexandria, VA: PBS Video, 1995. $29.95

CaVMS 921 EDISON: FOR ALL MANKIND. (In Search of Heroes series) Edison’s story illustrates the value of teamwork and persistence in science and science fair projects. Richardson, TX: Grace Products, 1998, 36 min.

MelMHS 921 EDVARD MUNCH: BIOGRAPHY. National Gallery of Art, 30 min. $40.00

HmHS,  SkyHS 921 EINSTEIN: THE LIFE AND MIND OF ALBERT EINSTEIN. ParMHS 920 Educational Distributors of America, 1996, color, 24 min. $39.95

CaVHS 921 ELLA FITZGERALD: Forever Ella, , Chronicles the personal life and singing career of the well-known jazz artist and discusses her impact on contemporary music. New York, NY, A&E Home Video, 2000, Color, 100 mins. Introduction by Harry Smith. Host/narrator Nancy Wilson. $29.99

MarSH 921 ERNEST HEMINGWAY: GRACE UNDER PRESSURE. Films for the Humanities, 199-, 60 min. $95.00

CaVHS 921 ERNEST HEMINGWAY: LIFE AND TIMES. Teacher’s Video Exchange, 199-, 31 min.

MelMHS 921 EUGENE O’NEIL. Color, 30 min. $55.00

MiddHS 921 F.D.R. 12 min.

MelMHS, NamHS 921 F. SCOTT FITZGERALD. A look at the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald, the American novelist who epitomized the Jazz Age and the Roaring Twenties. Biography
Series. NY: A &E Home Video Co., 1997, color, 30 min. $25.00

CaVMS,  HmMS, NoHS 921 FREDERICK DOUGLAS. The life and career of the escaped slave who became an orator, writer, and leader of the anti-slavery movement. New York, NY: A&E Hme Video, 1996, 50 min. $29.95

HmMS 921 GALILEO. The story of the brilliant Italian astronomer and mathematician who dared to challenge the accepted teachings of his day. Warwickshire, Eng. Cromwell Productions Limited, 2001, Color, 50 min. $29.95

HmHS 921 GANDHI. Gandhi’s struggle against the mighty British Empire and her colonies of India and Las Vegas, NV: American Institute for Education, 1999, 24 min. $6.95

MIDDMS 921 GANDHI Contains footage of Salt March to the sea, London address, and his brutally candid interviews and immortal message of non-violance and love. Oak Forest, Il: MPI Home Video, 1990. 40 min $30

MIDDMS921 GANDHI Part 1 and 2 This small, modest man led an entire country to freedom...he gave his people hope. Burbank, Ca: RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1990. 187 min $30

NamHS 921 GANDHI. Starring Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Martin Sheen, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard. Traces the life of Mahandas K. Ganhi. Columbia Pictures, 1982 (1990) (2 videocassettes) 188 min.

NamHS 921 GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR. Host Jack Perkins. A portrait of the great American  commander, using film footage, newsreels, interviews, and scholarly analysis. NY: A & E Home Video, 1997, color with B&W segments, 50 min.

MelMHS 921 GEORGE ELIOT. Color, 30 min. $25.00

MelMHS 921 GEORGE ORWELL. Color, 30 min. $25.00

MiddHS 921 GEORGE WASHINGTON. 12 min.

HmHS 921 GEORGE WASHINGTON: FOUNDING FATHER. A & E Home Video, 1994, 50 min. $25.00

CaVHS 921 HENRY DAVID THOREAU: THEMES AND IMAGES. Teacher’s Video Exchange, 199-, color, 30 min.

HmHS 921 HENRY FORD. Used his natural gift for mathematics and his love of machines to revolutionize the automobile assembly line. Las Vegas, NV: American Institute for Education, 1998, 24 min.

CaVHS  921    MILTON HERSHEY:  THE CHOCOLATE KING. A biography of the man whose faltering beginnings in candy making eventually resulted in a chocolate business known throughout the world.   New York  :  A&E  Home Video  :  New Video Group {distributor], c1995, 50 min.

CaVMS, HmMS, NoHS 921 HENRY FORD: TIN LIZZY TYCOON. Host Peter Graves. Biography of the industrialist, philanthropist, and automotive autocrat. New York, NY: A&E Home Video, 1994, color, 50 min.

MelMHS 921 HISTORY OF MYSELF AT WALDEN. Henry David Thoreau. Living History Productions, 1989, color, 40 min. $55.00

MarSH, MiddHS 921 I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS. Maya Angelou. Live Home Video. Diahann Carroll, Esther Rolle. 96 min. $24.95

MiddHS 921 IN REMBRANCE OF MARTIN. PBS Home Video

MelMHS 921 IRON MAN OF KANSAS: GLEN CUNNINGHAM. 30 min.

CaVMS, HmMS, NoHS 921 JACKIE ROBINSON. Biography of the athlete who in 1947 broke the color barrier in major league baseball. New York, NY: A&E Home Video, 1991, color, 50 min.

MelMHS 921 JAMES JOYCE. Color, 30 min. $25.00

MelMHS 921 JANE AUSTIN. Color, 30 min. $25.00

WiJSH 921 JULIUS CAESAR. Starring Marlon Brando. 1953, B & W, 2 hours.

HmHS 921 KAHLO. Examination of the life and work of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, told principally through many of the approximately 70 self portraits in which the artist charted not only physical changes, but also the events in her life, including love, loss, politics and the consuming relationship with her husband, Diego Rivera. Chicago, IL: Home Vision, 1983, color, 62 min. $30.00

MelJSH,  NamHS 921 KING ARTHUR: HIS LIFE AND LEGENDS. King Arthur, fact or fiction? He is remembered as the gallant king who fought to save England, the noble leader who inspired the Knights of the Round Table, the ruler of Camelot, and the vulnerable lover who was ultimately undone by his devotion to Guinevere. Biography: Legends & Myths Series. NY: A & E Home Video, 1999, color, 50 min. Host: Jack Perkins; narrators: Mike Grady, John Shrapnel. $25.00

CaVHS 921 LANGSTON HUGHES. Hughes, one of the most influential and prolific black American writers of the century, was fueled by love for his race and culture. He became involved in the black artistic and political movements of his time. Film includes Hughes reading from his work and scenes of his travels., Voices & Visions, New York, NY, WinStar TV and Video, 1999, Color, 60 mins. Commentary by James Baldwin, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Leopold Sedar Senghor, among others. $19.98

CaPub 921 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. The History Makers Series. St. Laurent, Quebec, Canada: Madacy Entertainment Group, 1996, 45 min. $33.95

MelMHS 921 LEONARDO da VINCI: PAINTING RENAISSANCE. American Institute, 30 min. $59.00

MIDDMS 921 LEONARDO DA VINCI, RENAISSANCE MAN Join us as we explore his life as a painter (The Mona Lisa/The Last Supper), a scientist, engineer, architect, botanist and astronomer. Las Vegas, NV: American Institute for Education,Inc., (No date) No Min $20

CaPub, WiJSH 921 LET FREEDOM RING: MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. Idaho Human Rights Commission, 1988, 22 min.

MIDDMS 921 THE BLACK AMERICANS OF ACHIEVEMENT Collection of biographies of influential African-Americans in history. Chicago, Il: Clearvue/Eav, No date. 30 min $25

MelMHS 921 THE LIFE AND ART OF WILLIAM H. JOHNSON (1901-1970).

NamHS 921 THE LIFE AND MIND OF ALBERT EINSTEIN. Narrated by Elizabeth Kraus. Las Vegas, NV: Educational Distributors of America, 1995, color, 24 min.

CaPub 921 LIFE AND TIMES OF JOHN F. KENNEDY.

MelMHS 921 THE LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON. Color, 30 min.

MIDDMS 921 THOMAS EDISON, A LIFE OF INVENTION The life of Edison from childhood in Ohio, his days as a newspaper boy, and his inventions that guided American into the 20th century. Las Vegas, NV: American Instituse for Education, Inc., no date ?min $25

MIDDMS 921 HENRY FORD, TIN LIZZY TYCOON (Biography) From Model T to the V-8, backyard mechanic to inventor, a definitive portrait of a most influential man. New York, NY; A&E Television Networks, 1994. 50 min $25

GnFA 921 LINCOLN. From series: Kids Discovering History. American Institute for Education, Las Vegas, NV, 1995, 30 min. $29.95

CaVHS 921 LINNEA IN MONET’S GARDEN. Teaches children about the art and life of the Impressionist painter Claude Monet through the tale of a little girl’s love affair with his paintings. Combines animation with live action shots of Monet’s paintings and his garden in Giverny. New York, NY, First Run Features, 1993, Color, 30 mins. Starring Erin Torpey, Sam Gray, Alicia Powers, Max Warmflash, Nancy Evans. $19.98

NamHS 921 LYNDON JOHNSON. Johnson’s early life, his political career, and landmarks of his administration. Susskind Video, 1986, 90 min. (Strong language: should be previewed before school showing)

HmHS 921 MANDELA: A MAN OF VISION. Host, Avery Brooks. Nelson Mandela and the struggle for majority rule in South Africa. Las Vegas, NV: American Institute for Education, 1999, 24 min. $6.95

MiddHS 921 MANDELA: A MAN OF VISION. American Institute for Education, 1986, 60 min.

CaVMS 921 MANDELA: THE MAN AND HIS COUNTRY. Report prepared by ABC News after Nelson Mandela was released from 27 years of imprisonment. MPI Home Video, 1990, 47 min.

MiddHS 921 MARK TWAIN. He was an American original, a gifted and irreverent storyteller whose portrayal of a young nation captured the imagination of the world. 50 min

HmHS 921 MARK TWAIN. Directed by Ken Burns, Kevin Conway as the voice of Mark Twain. With interviews of Hal Holbrook, Arthur Miller, and others, the story is told primarily through the words of Twainhimself. Alexandria, VA: PBS Home Video, 2001, (2 videocassettes) 220 min. $19.95

NaSMS 921 MARK TWAIN. Biography, New York, NY, A & E Home Video, color and black and white, 23 min. $15.00

CaVHS, CaVMS, GnFA NaWMS,  HmMS, MelMHS,  NaSMS, NoHS 921 MARK TWAIN: HIS AMAZING ADVENTURE. An American original, witty and irreverent.  Recounts Twain’s life from his carefree boyhood in Hannibal, Missouri to the tragedies of his later life. New York, NY: A&E Home Video, 1995, 50 min. $29.95

HmHS 921 MARK TWAIN’S AMERICA. Tom Brokaw. A nostalgic tour of the gilded age with Mark Twain as guide. Alexandria, VA: NBC News Productions, Time-Life Video, 1990, 60 min. $19.95

NamHS 921 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. Chicago, IL: Encyclopedia Britannica Ed. Corp., 1982, 24 min.

HmHS 921 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. The life and times of Martin Luther King, Jr. Las Vegas, NV: American Institute for Education, 1998, color, 24 min. $6.95

MiddHS 921 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. All of this as we celebrate the life of a man of peace; Martin Luther King, Jr

NoHS 921 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.: THE MAN & THE DREAM. His was a powerful voice for peace, justice, and change. He died as a martyr for the cause. New Video Group, 50 min. $29.95

CaPub, NamHS 921 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.: THE MAN & THE DREAM. A look at Martin Luther King, Jr. and his role in the civil rights movement. Men of Distinction Series. NY: A & E Home Video, 1997, B & W, 60 min. Narrator, Jack Perkins. $26.00

MiddHS 921 MICHELANGELO. He is one of the greatest artists of all time, a man whose name has become synonymous with the word "masterpiece". 50 min

CaVHS 921 MONET: LEGACY OF LIGHT. A biography of impressionist artist Claude Monet, with images of his paintings. Chicago, IL: Home Vision. $29.95

MelMHS, NaSMS, NaWMS, NoHS 921 MOZART. He was vulgar, extravagant, and bawdy, but an inspired musician. A&E Home Video, 50 min. $59.00 921

MiddMS 921 Mozart He was vulgar, extravagant and bawdy. But inside this childish man lived historys greatest musical genius. 50 minutes

HmHS VHS 921 Munich and Ensor Presents an introduction to the twentieth century artistic movement Expressionism, looking at the life and work of Munch and Ensor, and explaining the impact of Expression on the modern traditions of the day. Glenview, IL : Crystal Productions, c1994. 20 min. 30.00

CaVHS DVD 921  THE MYSTERY OF EDGAR ALLAN POE.  Presents in-depth look at the tragic life of one of the last century's most mysterious writers.  [New York] : [s.l.] A & E Home Video; 2002, 45 min.

CaVHS 921 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE: NEW ENGLAND’S PURITAN SON. Teacher’s Video Exchange, 199-, color, 30 min.

MelMHS 921 NORMAN ROCKWELL: AN AMERICAN PORTRAIT. Color, 60 min.

MelMHS 921 PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY. Color, 30 min. $25.00

HmMS, NoHS, CaVMS, NaSMS, SkyHS  921 POCAHONTAS: AMBASSADOR OF THE NEW WORLD. Narrator, Monte Markham. Portrait of a remarkable young woman whose brief life left an indelible mark on a fledgling nation. New York, NY: A&E Home Video, 1995, color, 50 min. $29.95

MiddMS 921 Pocahontas She was the Native American princess who, at the age of twelve, saved the life of English Explorer Captain John Smith.  50 Min

CaPub, CaVMS, HmMS, MelMHS, NaSMS, NoHS  921 PONCE de LEON: THE FIRST CONQUISTADOR. Host, Jack Perkins. Rare footage and new research. There is more to the life of this great explorer than his futile search for the mythical Fountain of Youth. New York, NY: A & E Home Video, 1995, 50 min. $59.00

CaVHS,  CaVMS, NaWMS 921 THE QUEST FOR FREEDOM: HARRIET TUBMAN. (In Search of Heroes series) Grace Products Corporation, 1992, color, 40 min. $99.00

CaVHS 921 RICHARD M. NIXON REMEMBERED. CNN remebers the man and the enigma, who was loved and hated by the nation. Turner Home Entertainment, 1994. $19.95

NamHS 921 THE ROAD TO 1984: GEORGE ORWELL, THE LIFE THAT SHAPED THE VISION. Events that formed the thinking behind the novel 1984. Simon & Schuster, 1985, 88 min.

MelMHS 921 ROBIN HOOD: OUTLAW OF THE FOREST. Color, 50 min. $25.00

MarSH 921 SAINT PATRICK: THE MAN, THE MYTH. Chistian saints—Ireland. New York, NY: A&E Video, 1996, color, 45 min. $19.95

CaPub, CaVMS 921 SAM HOUSTON: MAN OF HONOR. (In Search of Heroes series) Grace Products Corporation, 1993, color, 33 min. $99.00

CaPub 921 THE SEARCH FOR JESSE JAMES. A & E Home Video, 1996.

HmMS 921 SIR ISAAC NEWTON: the gravity of genius. New York, NY A&E Home Video 1998 Color 50 min. $29.95

HmHS 921 STEVENSON’S TRAVELS. The lifetime travels of Robert Louis Stevenson in Great Britain, Europe, the United States, and the South Pacific that shaped his literary works. British Broadcasting Corporation, 1995, color, 2 hours. $44.95

MIDDMS 921 SUSAN B ANTHONY (Biography) Her pioneering efforts and quest for reform blazed a trail for countless others to follow. New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 1995, 50 min $30

CaVMS, HmMS, NoHS 921 SUSAN B. ANTHONY: REBEL FOR THE CAUSE. Host Peter Graves. The school teacher who fought for women’s suffrage and civil rights, and blazed a trail for countless others to follow.  New York, NY: A&E Home Video, 1995, color, 50 min. $29.95

GnFA 921 THEODORE ROOSEVELT. From series: Kids Discovering History. American Institute for Education, Las Vegas, NV, 1995, color, 30 min. $29.95

NoHS 921 THEODORE ROOSEVELT: ROUGHRIDER TO RUSHMORE. A stirring portrait of the president who transformed America from a fledgling nation to a world power. A&E Video, 50 min. $29.95

HmHS 921 THE STORY OF THOMAS EDISON. Hearst Entertainment, 1991, color, 55 min. $19.95

GnFA 921 THOMAS A. EDISON. A&E Televison Networks, New York, 1996, color, 50 min. $29.95

NaSMS, SkyHS 921 THOMAS EDISON: A LIFE OF INVENTION. 21 min.

MiddHS 921 THOMAS JEFFERSON. 12 min. 

NaWMS 921 THOMAS JEFFERSON. A biography of Thomas Jefferson. Cromwell Publications, 1994, 55 min. $19.95

CaPub 921 THOMAS JEFFERSON. A documentary by Ken Burns. Sam Waterson as the voice of Thomas Jefferson. Alexandria, VA: PBS Home Video, 1997, (2 videocassettes) 180 min.

HmHS 921 THOMAS JEFFERSON: PHILOSOPHER OF FREEDOM. A & E Home Video, 1995, color, 50 min. $25.00

MelMHS 921 TONI MORRISON: PROFILE OF A WRITER. Home Vision Network, 52 min. $60.00

CaPub,  CaVMS 921 TRAGEDY TO TRIUMPH: HELEN KELLER. (In Search of Heroes series) Grace Products Corp., 1995, color, 40 min. $99.00

CaVHS  921  TUCKER; THE MAN AND HIS DREAM.  Jeff Bridges.  Tucker is an engineer and showman who has a vision of the car of the future. Against formidable odds he raises the money and builds a fleet of them, only to have his factory shut down by Detroits's Big Three auto manufacturers.  Hollywood, CA  :  Paramount, c1996, 1988, 111 min.

MelMHS 921 VIRGINIA WOOLF. Color, 30 min. $25.00

MiddMS 921 Viruses, Great Minds of Science, As we near 21st century, man and microbe continue to be at war-a ar that is creating new battlefields all the time. 44 minutes

CaVHS  DVD  921   ELIE WIESEL:  FIRST PERSON SINGULAR.   Nobel peace prize laureate, Elie Wiesel, reflects upon his life, his work, and his concerns for the future of mankind.[Alexandria, VA]  :  PBS  c2002, 60 min.

MelMHS 921 WALT WHITMAN. Color, 30 min. $55.00

CaVHS 921 WALT WHITMAN: POET OF HUMANITY. Teacher’s Video Exchange, 198-, color, 30 min.

CaVMS, HmMS 921 WOLFGANG MOZART. Narrator Jack Perkins. An outcast master whose work revolutionized  nearly every area of music. New York, NY: A&E Home Video, 1995, color, 50 min. $29.95

SkyHS 922 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. A look at Martin Luther King, Jr. and his role in the civil rights movement. Las Vegas, NV, American Institute for Education, 2000, color, c, 30 min. $30.00

SkyHS 923 GEORGE WASHINGTON. Biography on our first President, George Washington. Las Vegas, NV, American Institute for Education, 2000, color, 30 min. $30.00

 

SkyHS 923 JOHN F. KENNEDY. Biography of the famous U.S. President John F. Kennedy and his tragic assassination in Dallas, Texas. Las Vegas, NV, American Institute for Education, 2000, color, 30 min. $30.00

SkyHS 923 NIXON. Biography on the United States President, Richard Nixon. Las Vegas, NV, American Institute for Education, 2000, color, 30 min. $30.00

SkyHS 925 THOMAS EDISON. Biography on the famous American inventor, Thomas Edison. Las Vegas, NV Educational Clearinghouse, Inc, 2000? C. 30 min. $30.00

SkyHS 925 THOMAS JEFFERSON. Biography on the famous U.S. President, Thomas Jefferson. Las Vegas, NV, Educational Clearinghouse, Inc. 2000, color, 30 min. $30.00

SkyHS 926 HENRY FORD. Biography on the famous industrious, Henry Ford., Las Vegas, NV, American Institute for Education, 2000, color, 30 min. $30.00

CaVMS 926 HEROINES OF THE SKY. Linda Finch restores a Lockheed Electra airplane, the same model used by Amelia Earhart, in preparation for recreating the same flight 60 years later. Camden, ME: Varied Directions, 1996, 30 min.

SkyHS 927 PICASSO. Biography on the famous artist, Pablo Picasso. Las Vegas, NV, American Institute for Education, 2000, color, 30 min. $30.00

SkyHS 927 VINCENT VAN GOGH. Briefly examines the life of of the renowned Dutch painter and traces the development of his art. Las Vegas, NV, American Institute for Education, 2000, color, 30 min. $30.00

CaPub 929.1 HOW TO TAPE & INTERVIEW YOUR RELATIVES. Video Reflections. Featuring Heywood Hale Broun and Penny Hays. The 75 most important questions to ask. Woodbourne, NY: VR Productions, 1996, color with B&W sequences.

NaSMS 929.9 ALABAMA TO WYOMING: FLAGS OF THE UNITED STATES. 60 min.

ParMHS 929.9 FLAGS OF THE NATIONS. 1993. $30.00

MiddMS 929.9 The United States Flag, The history of the United States Flag, The Pledge of Allegiance, United States Flag Etiquette. 60 min

ParMHS VHS 929.90 The United States Flag Show the history of the U.S.flag, the Pledge of Allegiance, the flag etiquette U.S.A National flag foundation 2006 color 60 min. $30.00

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