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- An account of the birth and development of the United States.
- Sam Houston (1793-1863) is remembered today primarily for his activities in Texas, but n fact he was also a giant of the frontier and a dominant American political figure in the 1800s. This path breaking film is the first to document Sam Houston's remarkable life, in which viewers will find surprising points of identification: the teen-aged runaway who fled his controlling family to live with the Indians, the rejected husband who learned too late that his wife did not love him, the alcoholic forced to choose between ruin and sobriety -very modern sounding challenges. Yet Sam Houston lived out a triumphant American story: the only person ever to govern two states, conquering general, two-term President of the Republic of Texas, U.S. House member, U.S. Senator, and at the end a southerner banished from power and hated for his devotion to the Union. No one who learns Sam Houston's story will ever see American history the same way again.
- Our Founding Fathers were yearning for a nation of individual liberty. But, the origins of America were overflowing with a deep-seated paradox. Our Founding Fathers were rallying the colonists to liberty, while many were slave owners.
- Favorite Son is not a traditional documentary. Reporter Nyla Caputo (Julia Lowe Walker) questions some of the myths and ideologies handed down to us about Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson as she ranges far and wide to prepare a piece on the infamous duel between Hamilton and Aaron Burr. With Jesse Pennington as Hamilton, and Michael Emerson as the voice of George Washington. Additional scenes: "Paterson," "Major Andre."
- This Traveltalks visit to the Commonwealth of Virginia showcases some of its many historical sites. The first stop is Mount Vernon, where George Washington lived most of his life. We also visit the home of president Thomas Jefferson and the birthplace of Confederate general Robert E. Lee. There are also stops at Charlottesville (University of Virginia); Williamsburg, the colonial capital; and other cities.
- An examination of the sordid machinations involved in becoming president of the United States.
- This short, chapter 3 in the "See America First" series, covers the years 1807-1819. It is the age of territorial expansion. The Louisiana Purchase from France means that America now reaches the Pacific. Commerce on the Mississippi River plays an important part in expanding the population into the newly acquired land. The War of 1812 challenges American resolve, and the Florida Purchase of 1819 expands America to the south. As the narrator tells the story, the audience visits various cities, battlefields, buildings, and monuments associated with the featured personalities and events.
- Simon explores how faith has shaped American political life.
- 200859m7.3 (13)TV EpisodeMonty starts in New York state, not Manhattan but East Hampton, a rich sculptor's garden which serves as background for his extensive art collection, yet in Monty's eye it also turns architectural plants into 'art objects'. In Virginia, focus on founding father and president Jefferson's estate, more of a test area, almost a lab extension. Finally, in California's lush climate, extravagant Hollywood gardens.
- 1995–TV Episode