Explorers and Exploration

Publication Date and Title (truncated)

1.)    1988. The Discovery of America
2.)    1986. End of a culture
3.)    1988. The Explorers a century of discovery.
4.)    [c1991] Columbus and the age of discovery
5.)    [1995] Lewis & Clark explorers of the new frontier /
6.)    l977. Explorers and early America
7.)    1985. Living the legend
8.)    1987 America a personal history of the United States
9.)    1986. Discovery and exploration of America
10.)    1999. The Louisiana Purchase [videorecording] /
11.)    1991. The buried mirror [videorecording] : reflections on Spain and the New World /
12.)    1986. A New World is born [videorecording] /

1.)
TITLE
The Discovery of America videorecording /
PUBLISHER
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1988.
PHYS. DESC.
videocassette (VHS) (13 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
SERIES
1) Spain in the New World 2) Spain in the New World.
NOTES
Based on the journals of Columbus, this program describes in the explorer's own words the magnificent landscape, the mild climate, the simple and carefree life of the inhabitants, and the role of women in their society.
SUBJECTS
1) Columbus, Christopher. 2) America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.
CONTRIBUTOR
Columbus, Christopher. Diario. English. Briselance, Marie-France. Morin, J. C. Castanet, Alain. FMI International (Firm) Films for the Humanities (Firm)
HOLDINGS
RGC
E118 .D57 1988 C.1 VH

2.)
TITLE
End of a culture videorecording /
PUBLISHER
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1986.
PHYS. DESC.
1 videocassette (VHS) (13 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
SERIES
1) Spain in the New World 2) Spain in the New World.
NOTES
The treasures brought back from Mexico by the Spaniards soon resulted in the arrival of more Europeans-adventurers, explorers, missionaries. The rush for gold and silver was on. European diseases and forced labor in the mines decimated the Indian populations. The treasure houses were looted and their contents melted down for bullion.
SUBJECTS
1) Indians, Treatment of -- Latin America. 2) Spain -- Colonies -- America. 3) Latin America -- Civilization. 4) Latin America -- History -- to 1600.
CONTRIBUTOR
Briselance, Marie-France. FMI International (Firm) Films for the Humanities (Firm)
HOLDINGS
RGC
F1411 .E52 1986 C.1 VH

3.)
TITLE
The Explorers a century of discovery. videorecording :
PUBLISHER
Stamford, CT : Vestron Video, c1988.
PHYS. DESC.
1 videocassette (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
NOTES
Presents 100 years of explorations participated in or chronicled by the National Geographic Society.
SUBJECTS
1) Discoveries in geography. 2) Explorers.
VAR. TITLE
A Century of discovery
CONTRIBUTOR
National Geographic Society (U.S.) WQED (Television station : Pittsburgh, Pa.) Vestron Video (Firm)
HOLDINGS
RGC
G80 .E49 1988 C.1 VH

4.)
TITLE
Columbus and the age of discovery videorecording /
PUBLISHER
[Princeton, N.J.] : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [c1991].
PHYS. DESC.
7 videocassettes (58 min. each) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
CONTENTS
[Tape/1] Columbus's world -- [Tape/2] An idea takes shape -- [Tape/3 The crossing -- [Tape/4] Worlds found and lost -- [Tape/5] The sword and the cross -- [Tape/6] The Columbian exchange -- [Tape/7] In search of Columbus.
SUBJECTS1) Columbus, Christopher. 2) Explorers -- America -- Biography. 3) Explorers -- Spain -- Biography. 4) America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.
CONTRIBUTOR
Films for the Humanities (Firm)
HOLDINGS
PIN
E111 .C65 1991 TAPE/1 C.1 VH
E111 .C65 1991 TAPE/2 C.1 VH
E111 .C65 1991 TAPE/3 C.1 VH
E111 .C65 1991 TAPE/4 C.1 VH
E111 .C65 1991 TAPE/5 C.1 VH
E111 .C65 1991 TAPE/6 C.1 VH
E111 .C65 1991 TAPE/7 C.1 VH

5.)
TITLE
Lewis & Clark explorers of the new frontier / videorecording
PUBLISHER
[New York, N.Y.] : A&E Home Video, [1995]
PHYS. DESC.
1 videocassette (approx. 50 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
NOTES
The exciting adventure of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, who risked their lives and journeyed over 8,000 miles to chart the overland route to Oregon. Commissioned for the job by President Jefferson, they headed into the wilderness with about 50 men. Along the way, they encountered Indians, collected new plant specimens and minerals, and kept a sharp lookout for grizzly bears. Two years later they returned in triumph.
SUBJECTS
1) Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809. 2) Clark, William, 1770-1838. 3) Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806) 4) Explorers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography.
VAR. TITLE
Biography (Television program)
CONTRIBUTOR
Greystone Communications. Arts and Entertainment Network. A & E Home Video (Firm)
HOLDINGS
NRG
F592.7 .L482 1995x C.1 VH

6.)
TITLE
Explorers and early America slide
PUBLISHER
Laurel, Md. : Instructional Resources Corp., cl977.
PHYS. DESC.
35 slides : col. & b&w ; 2 x 2 in.
SERIES
1) American history slide collection 2) American history slide collection.
NOTES
Engravings and paintings of early explorers, expeditions, and settlements in the United States.
SUBJECTS
1) Explorers. 2) United States -- History. 3) America -- Discovery and exploration. 4) United States -- Exploring expeditions.
CONTRIBUTOR
Instructional Resources Corporation.
HOLDINGS
PIN
E179 .A547 VOL/A C.1 SO

7.)
TITLE
Living the legend videorecording /
PUBLISHER
Corpus Christi, [Tex.] : KEDT-TV, c1985.
PHYS. DESC.P
1 videocassette (VHS) (ca. 55 min.) : sd., col. with b&w;sequences ; 1/2 in.
SERIES
1) Lone star ; program 1 2) Lone star.
NOTES
Attempts to capture the "Texas mystique" by exploring the variety of geological features in Texas, charting the distribution of early Indian tribes, and relating stories of the first Spanish explorers.
SUBJECTS
1) Texas -- History. 2) Texas -- Social life and customs. 3) Texas -- Description and travel.
CONTRIBUTOR
Fehrenbach, T. R. KEDT-TV (Television station : Corpus Christi, Tex.)
HOLDINGS
RVS
F386 .L78 1985 C.1 VH

8.)
TITLE
America a personal history of the United States / videorecording :
PUBLISHER
[New York] : Ambrose Video Publishing, [1987?]
PHYS. DESC.
13 videocassettes (VHS) (676 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
NOTES
The celebrated 13 part NBC-TV series--Alistair Cooke's personal tour of our nations's development, showing our national progress and hopeful future, from discovery and exploration of the continent to present day space exploration.
CONTENTS
1. The new found land -- 2. Home away from home -- 3. Making a revolution -- 4. Inventing a nation -- 5. Gone west -- 6. A firebell in the night -- 7. Domesticating a wilderness -- 8. Money on the land -- 9. The huddled masses -- 10. The promises fulfilled and the promises broken -- 11. The arsenal -- 12. The first impact -- 13. More abundant life.
SUBJECTS
1) United States -- History.
VAR. TITLE
The new found land Home away from home Making a revolution Inventing a nation Gone west A firebell in the night Domesticating a wilderness Money on the land The huddled masses The promises fulfilled and the promises broken The arsenal The first impact More abundant life America, a personal history of the United States
CONTRIBUTOR
Cooke, Alistair, 1908- Gill, Michael. Ambrose Video Publishing.
HOLDINGS
RGC, NRG, RVS
E178 .A4 1987 NO.1 C.3 VH
E178 .A4 1987 NO.10 C.3 VH
E178 .A4 1987 NO.11 C.3 VH
E178 .A4 1987 NO.12 C.3 VH
E178 .A4 1987 NO.13 C.3 VH
E178 .A4 1987 NO.2 C.3 VH
E178 .A4 1987 NO.3 C.3 VH
E178 .A4 1987 NO.4 C.3 VH
E178 .A4 1987 NO.5 C.3 VH
E178 .A4 1987 NO.6 C.3 VH
E178 .A4 1987 NO.7 C.3 VH
E178 .A4 1987 NO.8 C.3 VH
E178 .A4 1987 NO.9 C.3 VH


9.)
TITLE
Discovery and exploration of America videorecording /
PUBLISHER
[S. l.] : Video Knowledge, c1986
PHYS. DESC.
1 videocassette (VHS) (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
SERIES
1) American history, story of a nation. 2) American History, a story of a nation.
SUBJECTS
1) America -- Discovery and exploration. 2) United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
CONTRIBUTORVideo Knowledge, Inc.
HOLDINGS
NRG
E101 .D57 1986 C.1 VH

10.)
TITLE
The Louisiana Purchase [videorecording] / producer and director,   Felice McGlincy
PUBLISHER
[Bloomington, IN] : Agency for Instructional Technology ; Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities and Sciences [distributor], c1999.
DESCRIPT     1 videocassette (20 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
SERIES
Geography in U.S. history ; Program 2.
NOTE
Host/narrator, Tony Evans. Videocassette release of a motion picture originally produced in 1991. Covers the purchase of New Orleans and the Louisiana Territory  from Napoleon and Jefferson's subsequent effort to obtain the  West Florida area from Spain.  For a small pittance, the United States doubled its size. VHS.
SUBJECT
Louisiana Purchase.
HOLDINGS
NRG
E333 .L68 1999

11.)
AUTHOR
Fuentes, Carlos.
TITLE
The buried mirror [videorecording] : reflections on Spain and the New World / Carlos Fuentes ; presented by Sogitel in
association with the Smithsonian Institution and Quinto Centenario Espana.
PUBLISHER
[United States] : Films Incorporated, c1991.
DESCRIPT
5 videocassettes (ca. 59 min. each) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
NOTE 
Program 1. The virgin and the bull -- Program 2. Conflict of the gods -- Program 3. The age of gold -- Program 4. The Price of freedom --  Program 5. Unfinished business.Produced by Michael Gill; directed by Peter Newington; photography by Terry Hopkins; music by Carl Davis.Written and presented by Carlos Fuentes, the best-selling Mexican author, who looks for his forebears in the mix of people that created Latin America: Spanish, Arab, Jewish, Indian, and African. He asks what is unique in their culture that is cause  for celebration in the 500th anniversary year of Columbus.  VHS.
SUBJECT
Spain -- Civilization -- 711-1516. Spain -- Civilization -- 1516-1700. Latin America -- Civilization.
HOLDINGS
EVC, NRG
DP96 .F84 1991 PROG.1
DP96 .F84 1991 PROG.2
DP96 .F84 1991 PROG.3
DP96 .F84 1991 PROG.4
DP96 .F84 1991 PROG.5          

12.)
TITLE  
A New World is born [videorecording] / FMI International.
PUBLISHER
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1986.
DESCRIPT
1 videocassette (VHS) (13 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
NOTE
Writer, Marie-France Briselanca ; director, J.C. Morin ; producer, Alain Castanet. Out of the clash between the Old and New Worlds came a new civilization, combining European and Indian traditions.  A new hierarchical social order evolved, based on color.  At the bottom are the Indians, still unassimilated after 450 years, most still speaking Indian languages. Indians, Treatment of -- Latin America. Spain -- Colonies -- America. Latin America -- Civilization -- Spanish influences. Latin America -- Social life and customs.
HOLDINGS
RGC
F1410 .N48 1986

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