(0)History (Television network)
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
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Transports viewers to places we didn't know existed a year ago. From death stars to ringed planets, star clusters to space wars, The Universe uses new discoveries and more advanced CGI to help explain the mysteries of space.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Reacquaint yourself with myths so powerful that they remain woven into the fabric of the present world. From the epic tragedy of Medusa, Greek mythology's most infamous female fiend, to Hercules, its greatest action hero, and Hades, master of the land of the dead and a god so feared no one would speak his name. Explore these myths and legendary figures who inspired them.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
World War II encompassed some of America's greatest triumphs and most bitter defeats. This comprehensive and intimate survey of this epic war features the greatest World War II documentaries, each packed with original archival footage, interviews with military experts and historians, and gripping reenactments from the War in Europe to the war in the Pacific.
Publisher
Distributed in the U.S. by New Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
For millennia, the Great Pyramids have stood as sentinels of the past, marking the graves of many celebrated Egyptian rulers. As they studied these colossal monuments, engineers have been taunted by one question: how did the ancient Egyptians manage to raise such massive structures? Now engineers test an innovative new theory about the construction of the pyramids. Features expert insights from historians, scientists, and engineers plus some astonishing...
Publisher
History
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
In small towns and along America's backroads, treasures are waiting to be uncovered, valuable relics from our history that are hidden in junk piles, buried in barns, and stacked in garages. It takes experts to find them, and turn rust to riches. Follow highly skilled 'pickers' Mike Wolfe, owner of Antique Archaeology in Iowa, and his business partner Frank Fritz as they hunt down objects with historical, collectible, and pop culture value that have...
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Where in Washington DC is the nation's most incredible treasure chest? It's a library unlike any other in the world, the U.S. Library of Congress in Washington D.C. Modern Marvels explodes the myth that this 200 year old institution is simply "where members of Congress borrow books". Viewers are taken beyond the magnificent Jefferson Building Great Hall into the secret vaults where more than 600 miles of shelves hold 130 million items, many of them...
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the Enterprise's bloody campaign in the Solomon Islands, culminating in the epic showdown with the forces of Japan at Guadalcanal, one of the most critical battles of WWII history. For nearly a decade, the legendary World War II aircraft carrier USS Enterprise held a pivotal place on the turbulent seas of war, engaging in some of the fiercest multi-front battles ever witnessed in modern combat. The only carrier to be front and center in...
Author
Publisher
Tor, a Tom Doherty Associates Book
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Using eyewitness accounts and information from footage never before seen on television, author William Birnes takes readers on the hunt for the real truth about flying saucers: what they are and why they're here"--Amazon.com.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Might the stories of the Bible have their basis in ancient scientific fact? How big was the giant Goliath, and what was the tech of the sling that brought him down? We'll demonstrate that the tower of Babel could have been as tall as two miles in height. Create fire from water as Elijah may have done. And in a never before attempted investigation, watch as archeologists fully levitate a replica of the Ark of the Covenant.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
What if everything you learned in history books were only half true? Brad Meltzer has studied and written about some of the most revered institutions and documents in human history, including the Supreme Court, the presidency, the Secret Service, Wall Street, and the Bible. Along the way he's uncovered countless clues, stories, and theories he hasn't been able to fully scrutinize until now. He investigates coded truths behind the Statue of Liberty,...
Series
Publisher
A & E Television Networks, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
From the Revolution through the California Gold Rush, it tells the visceral, immersive narrative of the American frontier through the eyes of the most iconic figures who explored and fought to claim the country's vast wilderness. A prequel to the first award-winning miniseries, this four-part docuseries features dramatized portrayals of Daniel Boone, Tecumseh, Lewis & Clark, Davy Crockett, Andrew Jackson, John Fremont, Kit Carson.
Publisher
History
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Continues to examine 75 million years of the most credible alien evidence here on Earth. Season Three explores new directions, including sightings and phenomena from ancient times to the present. From the age of dinosaurs to ancient Egypt, from early cave drawings to continued mass sightings in the U.S., each episode gives historic depth to the questions, speculations, controversies, firsthand accounts and grounded theories surrounding an age-old...
19) Mozart
Series
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
He was vulgar, extravagant and bawdy. But inside this childish man lived history's greatest musical genius. As a toddler, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's musical gifts made him the darling of Europe's highest courts. But as a man, his rebellion against a domineering father led him to a life of gambling, debt and excess. A master whose work would revolutionize nearly every area of music, Mozart's sudden death at age 35 is considered by many to be the greatest...
Series
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
He is widely regarded as the greatest artist who ever lived. Yet this remarkable genius was equally skilled as an architect, engineer and scientist. Leonardo da Vinci's masterpieces are among the most famous and treasured works ever created. His revolutionary techniques transformed art, but he never achieved the fame enjoyed by his younger rival Michelangelo. Explore Leonardo's life from his Tuscan boyhood to his death in France. Extensive use of...
