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(0)Edward Herrmann
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Relates the story of a U.S. airman who survived when his bomber crashed into the sea during World War II, spent forty-seven days adrift in the ocean before being rescued by the Japanese Navy, and was held as a prisoner until the end of the war.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A dynamic history of the muckracking press and the first decade of the Progressive era as told through the intense friendship of Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft--a close relationship that strengthens both men before it ruptures in 1912 when they engage in a brutal fight for the presidential nomination that cripples the progressive wing of the Republican Party, causing Democrat Woodrow Wilson to be elected, and changing the country's history....
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young adult edition of the bestseller documents the story of how Louis Zamperini, a juvenile delinquent-turned-Olympic athlete and World War II pilot, crashed into the ocean and survived for weeks on a life raft only to become a prisoner of war.
4) Redemption
Publisher
Covenant Communications
Pub. Date
p2012
Language
English
Description
A true story of conflict and compassion, Redemption follows the saga of Henry Heath, a lawman on the western frontier in 1862. After the grieving sheriff buries his only child, he learns that Jean Baptiste, an impoverished French immigrant, has been robbing the graves of the recently deceased. Torn between duty, outrage, and guilt about his own past, Heath becomes Baptiste's only defense against the bloodthirsty contempt of the community and the brutal...
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
�2000
Language
English
Description
They were the most legendary and respected politicians, statesmen and warriors of history's first republic since the days of ancient Rome. They were also traitors and smugglers, rabble rousers and hot-heads, unfaithful husbands and prodigious drinkers. Our "Founding Fathers" were, in fact, human beings. Gain a fascinating glimpse behind the images on the marble busts and faces on our dollar bills and pocket change.
Publisher
Distributed by ARC Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"Riley, a young girl in a small town, makes an unexpected discovery--a doorway to heaven, which leads to miraculous healing powers. She hides her gift at first as her parents struggle with a separation, and her mother continues to lose her faith. Riley is soon faced with the ultimate sacrifice . . . will it change her mother's mind and bring the family back together?" -- container
7) Overboard
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1999
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
A super-rich and pretentious socialite winds up in the world of a struggling carpenter with four kids.
Series
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
Full screen version.
Language
English
Description
Liberty! is a exuberant documentary about the American Revolution and our fight for freedom. It chronicles the events leading up to the declaration of war and the lasting effects these events had on shaping our country today.
9) Big business
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Special edition.
Language
English
Description
The critically acclaimed box office hit is about two sets of identical twins who are mismatched at birth. Forty years later, their paths cross amid the hustle and bustle of Manhattan, and the result is unrestrained pandemonium.
Comedy about two sets of identical twins who are mismatched at birth, and forty years later their paths cross in Manhattan at New York's Plaza Hotel.
10) The Lost Boys
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2010, 1987
Edition
Edition :Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
When a string of mysterious deaths occur after they move to a coastal California town, teenagers Mike and Sam become convinced that their new home is overrun with vampires.
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Profiles Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time in a major documentary television series that their individual stories have been interwoven into a single narrative. This seven-part, 14 hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore's birth in 1858 to Eleanor's death in 1962. Over the course of these years, Theodore would...