In Search of History

In Search of History - Navajo Code Talkers (History Channel)

Amazon.com — Impressive work on Dine' Veterans This documentary was made before the Hollywood film "Wind Talkers." The film implied that non-Native soldiers were instructed to kill Navajo translators if they were about to be captured by the Japanese. ...More…

In Search of History - Salem Witch Trials (History ...

Amazon.com — Salem's Trials This DVD is excellent for 11th Grade English Teachers, trying to go over the Salem witch trials can be difficult. If you purchase this DVD it goes step by step on how everything started and students get interested right away. I thought ...More…

In Search of History: Maya

Amazon.com — Description More than 1000 years ago in Mexico, the great temple-city of Palenque thrived as an important center of the Mayan world. Mysteriously abandoned in 835 AD, it has preserved countless secrets ever since. Journey to the Mexican jungle on a quest ...More…

In Search of History: Alchemy

Amazon.com — Description " From the earliest times, but especially in the Middle Ages, men labored over furnaces and vats of molten metal hoping to discover a path to riches or everlasting life. And while modern society rightfully dismisses the Holy Grail of ...More…

In Search of History: Dr. Livingston [VHS]

Amazon.com — Description " David Livingstone had already journeyed across Africa when he set out for another expedition to the continent in 1858. Things quickly went wrong, and when news of the failures got back to England, Livingstone was discredited and largely ...More…

Infamous Dreyfus Affair (In Search of History) [VHS]

Amazon.com — Description " On a cold Paris morning in January 1895, as 20,000 people shouted, ""Death to the traitor, death to the Jew,"" French Army Captain Alfred Dreyfus was publicly stripped of his rank for committing high treason. That ...More…

In Search of History: Abominable Snowm

Amazon.com — Description In the towering peaks of the Himalayas, he is known as Kang-mi, Temu and Yeti. To the Western World, he is the Abominable Snowman. Venture high into the snowy slopes of the world's tallest mountains in search of this mythical beast. Probe ...More…

In Search of History: Cavemen [VHS]

Amazon.com — Description " More than 70,000 years ago, a clan of cave dwellers roamed the cliffs of Le Conte in Southwestern France. They were Neanderthals, distant cousins to modern man. Long synonymous with stupidity and animal savagery, the Neanderthals were ...More…

In Search of History: Last Rites [VHS]

Amazon.com — Description Mankind's oldest rituals involve death. From simple burial to the months-long process of mummification perfected by the ancient Egyptians, the ways we deal with death offer a window into the soul of humanity. LAST RITES is a revealing look ...More…

In Search of History: Aztec Empire

Amazon.com — Description When the explorer Cortes arrived in the New World in 1519, he found the present-day nation of Mexico dominated by the Aztecs. Skilled farmers, builders and merchants, the Aztecs were also savage warriors who practiced human sacrifice on a ...More…

In Search of History: Viking Explorers

Amazon.com — Description Scandinavian sagas tell the tales of Leif the Lucky and the Land of Grapes, but are these merely boastful yarns of magical heroes or historical facts? VIKING EXPLORERS investigates the oft-repeated claim that the Vikings landed on ...More…

In Search of History: Asteroids

Amazon.com — Actor In Search Of History Audience Rating NR (Not Rated) EAN 9780767015615 Format Color Format NTSC ISBN 6305658595 Original Release Date 1998-01-01 Release Date 1999-10-01 Running Time 50 minutes Theatrical Release Date 1998 UPC 733961422832More…

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