History (Television network)
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Since 1795 there have been rumors of buried treasure on Oak Island, in Nova Scotia, Canada. Early excavators uncovered a clay-lined shaft containing layers of soil interspersed with wooden platforms; when they reached a depth of ninety feet, water poured into the shaft and made further digging impossible. Subsequent explorers discovered a flat stone inscribed in code; a flood tunnel draining from a man-made beach; a torn scrap of parchment; stone...
Publisher
A & E Television Network
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Traces the emergence of the modern-day Christmas celebration from pagan festivals such as the Roman Saturnalia, and how British settlers in the New World transformed the patron saint of children into the enduring figure of Santa Claus.
Series
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
His nine symphonies and countless smaller works made him a legend for all time. But his was a classic creative soul, tortured in spite of his success. This is a look at one of the greatest musicians of all time. Ludwig Van Beethoven is undeniably one of the greatest musical geniuses who ever lived. He was also filled with contradictions, whose towering talent allowed him license few others enjoyed. Find out how he kept composing despite being totally...
Series
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Eva Duarte de Peron, or 'Evita' as she is also called, is one of the most controversial figures in history. A minor actress when she married Argentine president-to-be Juan Peron, her political power and prestige eventually equaled, and perhaps eclipsed, his. Was she the power-hungry Marie Antoinette figure her detractors claim? Or was she really the savior of the working poor? Rare photographs and films tell Evita's real story, from her humble birth...
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
In the year 334 BC, a 20-year-old military commander from northern Greece set out to conquer what was then the known world. His name was King Alexander of Macedon. During the next 12 years, he led 40,000 troops more than 20,000 miles, defeating the most powerful ruler on Earth, King Darius of Persia, and conquering all of Asia. He died of a battle wound at the age of 32, but his conquests have been celebrated and studied for more than 2,000 years....
11) Glue
Series
Publisher
A&E Television Network
Pub. Date
2005?
Language
English
Description
Get the secrets of the sticky stuff that literally keeps the world from falling apart. It's Super! It's Krazy! And it can be found in everything from carpet to computers, books to boats, shoes to the Space Shuttle. It's even used in surgery! Without it, our material world would simply fall apart. In this episode, we'll visit the stuck-up, tacky world of glue. Glue's sticky trajectory spans human history and we'll cover it all--from Neolithic cave...
Series
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the family once called the most powerful in America. In the 1800s Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt made a fortune in shipping and railroads, but by the 1900s the dynasty has been disgraced through a series of extravagant excesses, family backbiting, and sexual indiscretions
14) Sewers
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Examines the network of underground pipes and tunnels that carry human waste (and more) away. From ancient Rome's pristine sewage-conveying systems, through the foul, out-the-window system of Europe in the Middle Ages, to the revolutionary sanitation engineering of the 19th and 20th centuries, SEWERS flows through history. Study waste management's evolution from the sewers of Paris, Boston, and Los Angeles. Meet a sewer diver (and his robotic counterpart)...
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"It's one of the oldest forms of banking, and until the 1950's, it was the leading form of consumer credit in the U.S. See the fascinating past and present of the pawning business in Pawn stars, an inside look at the only family-run pawn shop in Las Vegas, where three generations of men, grandfather, father and son, use their sharp-eyed skills to carefully assess the value of items ranging from the obscure to the historic."--Container.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The lives and legacies of the 43 leaders of the United States. Based on the book To the Best of My Ability, The Presidents features insight from journalists, scholars, and politicians, as well as rare and unseen photographs and footage.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Join Harry Smith of CBS's The Early Show as he leads this 3,000-year expedition through the history of the characteristically pagan holiday of Halloween. Discover how the "trick-or-treat" custom originated during the harvest festivals in ancient Ireland when food and sweets were used to coax the dead into remaining in the spirit world. Learn how Christianity tried to co-opt the celebration by turning it into All Saints Day, but how the underlying--...
