Michael Chin
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
"City of the century tells how in just 60 years Chicago grew from a remote, swampy frontier town into one of the most explosively alive cities in the world"--Container. "Chicago by 'L'" is part travelogue, part history, and part tour of Chicago's neighborhoods by 'L', Chicago's elevated train.
2) Citizen King
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
This story begins on the steps on the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963 when a 34-year-old preacher galvanized millions with his dream for an America free of racism. It comes to a bloody end almost five years later on a motel balcony in Memphis, Tennessee. In the years since those events unfolded, the man at the center, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has become a mythic figure, a minister whose oratory is etched into the minds of millions of Americans,...
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Go behind-the-scenes of one of the greatest engineering feats of the 19th century: the building of a transcontinental railroad across the United States. Completed in six years by entrepreneurs, brilliant engineers, and legions of dedicated workers.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Early Christianity faced powerful obstacles. The might of the Roman Empire and the power-politics of ancient Jerusalem laid a heavy burden on those who believed Jesus was "the Messiah." But this new faith would not die. In a brief span of time, the fledgling religion would transcend its origins in the provinces of Rome and absorb the capital of the empire itself. With the words of Paul and other ancient writers, interviews with contemporary scholars...
5) Four dragons
Publisher
Lionsgate Films
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
中文（繁體）
Description
This gripping tale, action-packed with relentless and brutal martial arts scenes, begins as Chinese immigrants flood a mining valley eager to find their fortune. Contrary to their expectations, what they encounter is a lethal gang of betrayed brothers on a mission of vengeance. To fight for the honor of the people, one man must unleash the ancient art of Wushu. His actions cause the Four Dragons to engage in an epic battle in which only one side can...
6) Buffalo Bill
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Explore how William "Buffalo Bill" Cody's legendary exploits helped create a myth that endures even today. Features the life of the master showman who became part of American history.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Examine the origin, history and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here ever to become U.S. citizens. The first in a long line of acts targeting the Chinese for exclusion, it remained in force for more than 60 years.
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
An authentic account of the Vietnam War from the actual letters of the men and women who served there. The harsh realities of life and death, friendships made and lost - these letters home tell it all, with newsreel and home-movie footage shot by the servicemen themselves. These are the authentic voices of war, some who survived, many who never made it home.