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21 DVD Set World Travel & Tourism History Films
Included DVDs: Vintage African Safari Travel Film (1936) Hoover Dam Construction & History Films Classic Mardi Gras Parade & Float Films Vintage Easter Island History Film Vintage Middle East Films Vintage Chinese Culture Films Historic Puerto Rico History Films Classic Mexican-American Culture Films Vintage Israel Films Classic Germany Travelogue Film Vintage Guatemala Films Vintage Haiti [...]
8 DVD South America History Films Collection
Included DVDs: Historic Puerto Rico History Films Vintage Brazil History Films Vintage Guatemala Films Historic Peru Films Historic La Paz Films Historic Chile Films Historic Uruguay Films Historic Venezuela Film
Adventure
The oldest form of adventurer is those who explore the world in the name of science, conquest, money, or in the name of adventure herself. Such explorers travel the world and set the bar for charting the unknown. “Adventure,” documents, through two separate films, the powerfully compelling call to seek out uncharted territory. Famous captain [...]
Alaskan National Parks
Alaska is a land of wild landscapes, natural beauty, and climates where humans are the exception, not the rule. Alaska is also home to some of the most stunning National Parks in the United States. “Alaskan National Parks,” celebrates the enduring beauty, wildlife, and protected areas of the United States largest state. Included Films:
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China Leaps Forward
In 1958 Mao Zedong implemented ‘The Great Leap Forward,’ a social and economic plan to transform Chinese society from agrarian to modern communist. “China Leaps Forward,” is one American news reporter’s take on the program, as he documents the patriotism, culture and industry of the Chinese people in Tianjin and Bejing. The reporter, having spent time [...]
China: The Roots of Madness
A rapid descent into madness was how the Americans viewed China’s policies in the 1950s and 1960s as they waged a Cold War on Communism. “China: The Roots of Madness,” picks apart the rising tensions between what was once America’s greatest ally in Asia, starting as far back as one hundred and seventy years prior [...]
National Parks of the American Southwest
The arid southwestern United States is dominated by sparse deserts and rugged terrain. The alien landscape is also home to some of the world’s most beautiful nature. “National Parks of the American Southwest,” explores the wild reaches of the brutal land and the parks created to protect animal and plant life. Along with tales of [...]
Operation Glen Canyon
Glen Canyon Dam is an important means of electricity for Arizona and Utah. Building the dam was a monumental task that took several years to complete. Constructed at Page, Arizona in 1956, the dam has remained a subject of controversy among environmentalists despite the energy saving utilities of harnessed water. “Operation Glen Canyon,” dissects the [...]
Paraguay
Bordered by Argentina, Brazil, and Bolivia, landlocked borders have given Paraguay the nickname heart of America. Paraguay, explores the storied past of a celebrated culture in rich detail and with loving attention to economics, language, education, and history. The Jesuit and Spanish influences on Paraguay, as well as the Native American influences, create a sophisticated [...]
This is Korea
Korea – a place where childish laughter once ruled the streets and byways of a once peaceful nation were transformed into a nation entrenched in bitter resistance and war, in the summer of 1950. Acclaimed director John Ford brings a sad realism to, “This is Korea,” a look at how Korea became embroiled in Cold [...]
