2001 VIDEO CATALOG - Clinton Essex Franklin Library System

American American Presidents
Presidents
Which state gave us the most presidents? Who served as both vice president and president but was
never elected by the people? These and many other questions about our chief executives will be
answered in this lively video that reviews the extraordinary facts about the men who have occupied the
White House.
50 min. color
American American Revolution Revolution #1: #1: The The The Conflict Conflict Ignites
Ignites
The American colonists' loyalty to the Crown eroded slowly throughout the 18th Century. The program
chronicles the spiraling tensions, beginning in 1773 and culminating when the first shot of the American
Revolution was fired on April 19, 1775 at Concord, Massachusetts.
50 min. color
American American Revolution Revolution #2: #2: 1776
1776
Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence, Washington's defeat in New York by British General
Howe, and other important events of the year 1776 are examined.
50 min. color
American American Revolution Revolution #3: #3: Washington Washington & & Arnold
Arnold
British Generals Burgoyne & Howe face off against Washington and a still loyal Benedict Arnold.
50 min. color
American American Revolution Revolution Revolution #4: #4: The The World World World at at War War
War
The worst winter of the war raged from Valley Forge to the Western front where George Rogers Clark
fought against indians and loyalists.
50 min. color
American American American Revolution Revolution #5: #5: England's England's Last Last Chance
Chance
As the conflict moved south, the Americans perfected a new style of fighting - guerilla warfare.
50 min. color
American American Revolution Revolution #6: #6: Birth Birth of of the the Republic
Republic
Republic
Birth of the Republic looks at what came after the war - the Treaty of Paris and the Constitutional
Convention.
50 min. color
American American Road Road Trips: Trips: California, California, Hawaii, Hawaii, Alaska
Alaska
The northern California coast and wine country, the treasures of Oahu and the Big Island and the
beauties of Alaska's Kenai and Denali National Parks await in this video journey.
60 min. color
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