Bibliograph

You are there, Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc

Type

Label

You are there, Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Elementary grades - adults

Main title

You are there

Oclc number

58476430

Responsibility statement

Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc

Runtime

600

Summary

Recreates significant moments in history as live television events

Table Of Contents

[v. 1.] Ancient Greece. The triumph of Alexander the Great ; The death of Socrates -- [v. 2.] Discovery and mutiny. The conquest of Mexico ; Mr. Christian seizes the Bounty -- [v. 3.] The American Revolution prepares. The Boston Massacre ; The Boston Tea Party -- [v. 4.] The American Revolution and George Washington. Washington crosses the Delaware ; Washington's farewell to his officers -- [v. 5.] Jefferson makes a difference. The vote that made Jefferson President ; The Louisiana Purchase -- [v. 6.] America grows up. The great Comstock Silver Strike ; The overthrow of the Tweed Ring -- [v. 7.] Abraham Lincoln's great moments. The Emancipation Proclamation ; The Gettysburg Address -- [v. 8.] Tragedy and promise. The capture of John Wilkes Booth ; Spindletop: the first Texas oil strike -- [v. 9.] The outlaws. The end of the Dalton Gang ; The gunfight at the O.K. Corral -- [v. 10.] Two dramatic flights. The first flight of the Wright Brothers ; The last hours of the Graf Spee -- [v. 11.] World War II begins. Hitler invades Poland ; December 7, 1941: Pearl Harbor -- [v. 12.] Invasion. D-Day ; The liberation of Paris

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

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Contributor

Genre