Dorman, Joseph 1958-Overview
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Joseph Dorman
10 days that unexpectedly changed America
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 1,041 libraries worldwide Massacre at Mystic: The first time the English settlers engaged in the slaughter of Native Americans after years of relatively peaceful coexistence. Shays' Rebellion: A violent protest against dept collection and taxation motivated George Washington to come out of retirement to help strengthen the fragile new nation which led to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Gold rush: The discovery of gold spurred tremendous financial and physical growth throughout the West. Antietam: On September 17, 1862, there were 23,000 casualties on both sides of this Civil War battle, making this the bloodiest day in American History. The Union victory enabled President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation, making foreign support of the Confederacy all but impossible. The homestead strike: Harsh working conditions at Carnegie's Homestead steel mill led to a union strike. Murder at the fair: Set against the backtrop of the 1901 World's Fair, the assassination of President William McKinley ushered in a new Progressive Era under the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. Scopes: The courtroom battle between William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow over the teaching of evolution in a small Tennessee town underscored a deep schism within the American psyche. Einstein's letter: Albert Einstein's letter to FDR urged the development of an unthinkably powerful new weapon. When America was rocked: Elvis Presley's appearance on The Ed Sullivan show on September 9, 1956, signified a whole new culture that involved teenage independence, sexuality, race relations and a new form of music. Freedom summer: In 1864, three Civil Rights workers were murdered by the Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi.
The Endurance Shackleton's legendary Antarctic expedition
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5 editions published between 2000 and 2003 in English and held by 714 libraries worldwide In August, 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton, renowned explorer set sail with 27 men on his ship The Endurance. His plan was to be the first expedition to cross the Antarctic continent. Marooned on four feet of ice, in over 8,000 feet deep water, Shackleton and his crew survived some 635 days and nights, without proper shelter or rations, enduring the harshest conditions imaginable.
Arguing the world : the New York intellectuals in their own words
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5 editions published between 2000 and 2001 in English and held by 346 libraries worldwide "Arguing the World is a portrait of four of the leading members of the group in their own words, based on the extensive interviews that formed the basis for Joseph Dorman's acclaimed film of the same name, which New York magazine named in 1999 as the Best New York Documentary. The political essayist Irving Kristol, the literary critic Irving Howe, and the sociologists Daniel Bell and Nathan Glazer are brought into sharp focus in an account of one of the century's great intellectual communities."--BOOK JACKET.
Going upriver the long war of John Kerry
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2 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 289 libraries worldwide Take an extraordinary inside look at character and moral leadership during a time of national crisis. Delves into the life of John Kerry and focuses on the key events that made him a national figure and the man he is today. Particular emphasis is placed on his bravery during the Vietnam War and his courageous opposition to the war upon his return. The story of an American generation that came of age in the tumultuous '60s and that has now come to national leadership at the beginning of a new century, when issues of war and morality once again hold center stage.
Arguing the world
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6 editions published between 1997 and 2000 in English and held by 140 libraries worldwide Traces the lives of Daniel Bell, Nathan Glazer, Irving Howe and Irving Kristol as young idealists at New York's City College in the 1940s, their controversial role in the McCarthy era, their battle with the New Left in the sixties, and their vastly differing political views today.
Arguing the world a film
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4 editions published between 1997 and 2001 in English and held by 136 libraries worldwide Traces the lives of Daniel Bell, Nathan Glazer, Irving Howe and Irving Kristol as young idealists at City College in the 1940s, their controversial role in the McCarthy era, their battle with the New Left in the sixties, and their vastly differing political views today.
10 days that unexpectedly changed America. Volume 1
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 63 libraries worldwide First in a three-part series in which acclaimed documentary filmmakers present ten pivotal moments in American history and their often unforeseen repercussions. This segment of four documentary films tells of four events in early U.S. history. The Pequot War, a massacre in Mysic, Conn. on May 26, 1637, set the pattern of possessing Indian land in America. Shays' Rebellion (Jan. 25, 1787) was a protest against debt collection and taxation practices that motivated George Washington to come out of retirement and help strengthen the fragile new nation, leading to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The California gold rush began Jan. 24, 1848, and spurred tremendous financial and physical growth throughout the West. The Civil War battle of Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862, saw 23,000 casualties on both sides, making this the bloodiest day in American history, but the Union victory enabled President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
The bottom line in education 1980 to the present
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2 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 16 libraries worldwide "In 1983, the Reagan Administration's report, A Nation at Risk, shattered public confidence in America's school system and sparked a new wave of education reform. This program explores the impact of the "free market" experiments that ensued, from vouchers and charter schools to privatization--all with the goal of meeting tough new academic standards. Today, the debate rages on: do these diverse strategies challenge the founding fathers' notions of a common school, or are they the only recourse in a complex society?"--Website.
Working women
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2 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 4 libraries worldwide This program focuses on opportunities for women entrepreneurs in developing countries. Examines UNIFEM's approach to supporting projects for women entrepreneurs in Third World countries.
The curiosity or, the gentleman and lady's general library
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1 edition published in 1738 in English and held by 3 libraries worldwide
Sir Roger de Coverly: or, The Merry Christmas; a dramatic entertainment of two acts [and in prose
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2 editions published in 1740 in Undetermined and English and held by 2 libraries worldwide
Verschollen im Packeis das Antarktis-Abenteuer des Sir Ernest Shackleton
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2 editions published in 2000 in German and held by 2 libraries worldwide
The bottom line
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1 edition published in 2001 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide In 1983, the Reagan Administration's report, A Nation at Risk, shattered public confidence in America's school system and sparked a new wave of education reform -- all with the goal of tough new academic standards. This program explores such educational innovations as vouchers, charter schools, home schooling and privatization as challenges to the historical concept of a common school.
Don Quixote in England
by Henry Fielding
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1 edition published in 1974 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide
The Rake of Taste. A poem, etc. [By Joseph Dorman? With a plate by L. P. Boitard
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1 edition published in 1736 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide
Gold Rush January 24, 1848
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in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide The California gold rush began Jan. 24, 1848, and spurred tremendous financial and physical growth throughout the West.
Gold Rush
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1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide One in a series in which acclaimed documentary filmmakers present ten pivotal moments in American history and their often unforeseen repercussions. This segment of four documentary films tells of four events in early U.S. history. The Pequot War, a massacre in Mysic, Conn. on May 26, 1637, set the pattern of possessing Indian land in America. Shays' Rebellion (Jan. 25, 1787) was a protest against debt collection and taxation practices that motivated George Washington to come out of retirement and help strengthen the fragile new nation, leading to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The California gold rush began Jan. 24, 1848, and spurred tremendous financial and physical growth throughout the West. The Civil War battle of Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862, saw 23,000 casualties on both sides, making this the bloodiest day in American history, but the Union victory enabled President Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
Nepal on top of the world
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1 edition published in 1996 in English and held by 2 libraries worldwide This program looks at how increased development and population growth threatens Nepal's forests and wildlife and the steps the government has taken to protect both. It also shows how health education is being promoted in rural villages to reduce infant mortality and provide instruction about birth control.
Sir Roger de Coverly
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2 editions published in 1740 in English and held by 1 library worldwide
The female rake
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2 editions published between 1735 and 1736 in English and held by 1 library worldwide more
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American Civil War (1861-1865) Antarctica Antietam, Battle of (Maryland : 1862) Assassination Battlefields Bell, Daniel,--1919-2011 Biography City University of New York.--City College Civil rights workers Connecticut--Mystic Discoveries in geography Discovery and exploration, British Documentary films Documentary films Einstein, Albert,--1879-1955 Endurance (Ship) Feature films Glazer, Nathan Gold mines and mining History Homestead Strike (Pennsylvania : 1892) Howe, Irving Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition Intellectual life Intellectuals Interviews Kerry, John,--1943- Kristol, Irving Legislators Maryland Massachusetts Massacres McKinley, William,--1843-1901 Mississippi Freedom Project New York (State)--New York Pennsylvania--Homestead Pequot War (1636-1638) Presley, Elvis,--1935-1977 Rock music School choice Scopes, John Thomas Shackleton, Ernest Henry,--Sir,--1874-1922 Shays' Rebellion (1786-1787) Soldiers Travel Trials, litigation, etc. United States United States.--Congress.--Senate Video recordings--for the hearing impaired Vietnam War (1961-1975)
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