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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
This episode considers how the Civil War and the Lincoln presidency transformed the city. Among key sites of the era, explore the historic Willard Hotel and its dramatic connection with Lincoln; the Clara Barton National Historic Site; and President Lincoln's Cottage, the "summer White House." Then visit Ford's Theatre, the site and memorial of the Lincoln assassination.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In a panoramic overview of the Smithsonian Institution, begin at the National Museum of American History and its collection of historical treasures. Continue with the National Museum of Natural History, the National Museum of the American Indian, and the phenomenal collections of the National Air and Space Museum. Conclude with the wealth of art museums on the National Mall.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
At the seat of the US legislature, learn how the Capitol building was designed, constructed, and expanded in the early years of the nation. Tour the architectural and artistic wonders of the building, from the Capitol Rotunda to the Statuary Hall, Brumidi Corridors, Hall of Columns, and other key features. Conclude with the House and Senate Chambers, and the surrounding parks and gardens.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Within Washington's hotbed of live entertainment, visit the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, with its multiple performance spaces. Then learn about the National Theatre, The Shakespeare and Folger theatres, DC's outstanding regional theaters, and music offerings from the National Symphony Orchestra to venues featuring jazz, rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, and alternative music.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Delve into the history of political scandals in Washington, and how the nation has come to terms with them. Learn first about the 19th-century Burr Conspiracy, focusing on former Vice President Aaron Burr. Then take stock of the scandals under President Ulysses S. Grant, the infamous Teapot Dome scandal, and finally the Watergate scandal, finishing at the Newseum, a media history museum.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
DC's Northwest Quadrant is home to some of the city's oldest and most historic neighborhoods. Take in the beautiful architecture of Embassy Row, and that of two magnificent nearby mansions. Visit the Dupont Circle neighborhood and its extraordinary museums, as well as those of The George Washington University. Finish with a first look at the history and cultural richness of Georgetown.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Trace the history and mission of the Smithsonian National Zoological Park. Learn about the National Zoo's remarkable exhibits of zoological rarities, from the clouded leopard to the giant panda. Take note of the National Zoo's approach to recreating natural habitats, and the institution's deep involvement with animal research and conservation of endangered species.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Finally, learn about the treasures within the National Archives, including original copies of America's founding documents, historic murals, and the poignant "Records of Rights" exhibit. Revisit the history of DC, and consider city plans that were never realized, "disappeared" Washington, and proposals for the city's future. Conclude with thoughts on the dynamic, changing environment of DC.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
In this travelogue, discover the many layers of history and human endeavor that created DC’s urban environment, such as departments of the US government, monuments and memorials, world-class museums, lesser-known historic gems, neighborhoods and historic homes, and contemporary DC’s range of culinary and recreational activities.
Publisher
Questar Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The 15th regiment of the New York National Guard was exclusively made up of black soldiers. Nicknamed the Harlem Hellfighters, this American unit was to be the most decorated of the Second World War. It was not only liberty and democracy that they came to defend with fieriness in France, but also racial equality.
32) The Ambassador
Publisher
Giant Interactive
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
This darkly comic, genre-bending piece of gonzo journalism from rips the lid off the scheme of political corruption. Armed with a phalanx of hidden cameras Brügger transforms himself into an outlandish caricature of a European consul.
33) Western
Publisher
Utopia
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Eagle Pass, Texas, and Piedras Negras, Mexico, two towns on opposite sides of the border have shared a harmonious history until the specter of cartel violence threatens to divide them.With their ravishing signature verité, brimming with metaphor, the Ross brothers have crafted a contemporary story of idyllic harmony suddenly shattered, of darkness on the edge of town. Aptly titled, WESTERN is both a modern take on a classic cinematic tradition and...
34) Pain Warriors
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
PAIN WARRIORS examines with unflinching truth, the alternate side of the Opioid crisis: undertreated pain and the resulting suicides occurring at an alarming rate across North America. This courageous new film shines a light on patients fighting for the right to manage severe pain, including an eleven-year-old boy who has all but given up hope. When opioids and other medications are suddenly withdrawn because of a blanket "one-size-fits-all" legislation,...
35) Sovereign Soil
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
At the far-flung edge of Canada’s boreal forest, outside the tiny sub-Arctic town of Dawson City, Yukon, a handful of unlikely farmers are growing everything from snow-covered Brussels sprouts to apples. These modern-day agrarians have carved out small patches of fertile soil in an otherwise unforgiving expanse of isolated wilderness to make a living and a life. Over the course of a year, Dawson filmmaker David Curtis follows these resilient, unassuming...
36) Vigilante
Publisher
Journeyman Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Frustrated with the increasing rate of crime in 1970s New York, Curtis Sliwa and his fast-food restaurant colleagues decided to take citizen safety into their own hands – forming ‘The Guardian Angels’. Embraced by counter-culture and shunned by authorities, the group of 13 unarmed young men were quickly propelled to fame and their numbers grew into the thousands. 37-years on, the movement’s leader, Sliwa, opens up his dramatic story of life,...
38) America Lost
Publisher
Documentary Foundation
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
AMERICA LOST is a feature documentary that explores life in three “forgotten American cities”—Youngstown, Ohio, Memphis, Tennessee, and Stockton, California. The film reveals the dramatic decline of the American interior through a combination of emotional personal stories and thoughtful conservative commentary. Filmmaker Christopher F. Rufo spent five years gathering these intimate portraits of Americans on the edge, including an ex-steelworker...
Publisher
Dark Star Pictures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Flint: The Poisoning of an American City explores how more than 100,000 people in the United States have been poisoned by their own state. Interspersing interviews with residents and experts in lead and water with testimony at congressional hearings, Flint serves as a warning sign for the nation.
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