"A prominent historian brings to life the story of a man who defied every convention of his time by becoming Wall Street's first black millionaire in pre-Civil War New York, marrying a white woman, owning railroad stock on trains he was not legally allowed to ride and outsmarting his contemporaries."--

Jeremiah, son of Chelkia, remembers the glory of Judah from his childhood. It is he who has been given the authority to announce God's message to the people of Jerusalem. Will the Israelites, and their new king, listen to the words of the prophet, or will Jeremiah's pleas fall on deaf ears and hardened hearts? Includes previews.

Jeremiah is one of the many young survivors of the "Big Death" that claimed the lives of every adult in the world 15 years ago. He and his most trusted friend, Kurdy, now forge their way through a bleak wilderness fraught with danger and conspiracy, plunging into thrilling adventures that test every facet of their humanity, and ultimately the fate of the human race itself.

Barack Obama's inauguration as the first African American president of the United States has caused many commentators to conclude that America has entered a postracial age. The Preacher and the Politician argues otherwise, reminding us that, far from inevitable, Obama's nomination was nearly derailed by his relationship with Jeremiah Wright, the outspoken former pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ on the South Side of Chicago. The media storm...

Forced into hiding in the harsh Montana wilderness, Deputy U.S. Marshall Jeremiah Halstead, with an outlaw bounty on his head, has no choice but to trust a group of friendly trappers, but quickly learns that some friendships come with a high price-death.

Fed up with just drifting round the ocean with his shoal, Jeremiah Jellyfish trades places with the stressed-out director of the biggest rocket plane company in the world.

In the summer of 1977, New York was a city in crisis. Paralyzed by a citywide blackout, political strife and the Son of Sam killing spree, the Big Apple was burning. Rising out of this troubled urban landscape to bring hope and inspiration came one of baseball's most storied franchises, The New York Yankees. Traces the amazing-but-true story of how the New York Yankees single-handedly helped raise the spirits of a city in a time of darkness and uncertainity....

"Silver Cloud, Montana. A mining town welcome to all seeking to make their fortune. And a place where a lawman has to watch his back before some hardcase empties his pistol into it. Deputy U.S. Marshal Jeremiah Halstead is escorting notorious outlaw John Hudson across the territory for trial when he's ambushed by a pack of Hudson's men anxious to rescue their partner from his custody. Halstead puts the blast on them, but outnumbered and outgunned,...

Travelling through the heartland of America, Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond examines how the myth of the movie "Injun" has influenced the world's understanding - and misunderstanding - of Natives. With clips from hundreds of classic and recent films, and candid interviews with celebrated Native and non-Native directors, writers, actors and activists, including Clint Eastwood, Robbie Robertson, Sacheen Littlefeather, John Trudell, Charlie Hill and Russell...

Although he longs for a home and family, orphaned, nine-year-old Jeremiah finds it difficult to settle in the various foster homes in which he has been placed until, by default, he goes to stay with the family of his social worker.