Video: Topics: History: Victorian
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Ken Burns/The National Parks | Extended Preview | PBS
Full Program: Filmmaker Ken Burns and his longtime colleague Dayton Duncan take us on a behind the scenes tour of their new PBS series, THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA'S BEST IDEA. The team explains why they chose... 26:49
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Antiques Roadshow | Washington, DC (Hour Three) - Preview | PBS (#1518)
Miniature 18th and 19th-century portraits; 1964 Chrysler Turbine model; a circa 1840 temperance banner; a circa 1925 oil painting by Jessie Willcox Smith. 00:31
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History Detectives | Booth Letter | PBS (#703)
Did the father of John Wilkes Booth threaten to assasinate the President? 17:33
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History Detectives | Fillmore Pardon | PBS (#706)
Did President Fillmore pardon a Native American convicted of murder? 17:40
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History Detectives | Liberia Letter | PBS (#708)
Does this letter help to trace one freed man's dream to return to Africa? 18:11
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History Detectives | Civil War Bridge | PBS (#711)
Has a new discovery rewritten Civil War history? 15:41
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History Detectives | Baker's Gold | PBS (#803)
What role did these drawings play in one of the largest migrations in American history? 16:45
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History Detectives | Transatlantic Cable | PBS (#803)
How did this twisted fragment of metal spark a communications revolution? 16:26
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History Detectives | Copperhead Cane | PBS (#802)
How did this cane inspire a fiery political movement that threatened Lincoln's presidency? 00:00
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History Detectives | Bartlett's Sketchbook | PBS (#805)
How did these pencil sketches help define the shape of America? 17:40
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History Detectives | Andrew Jackson's Mouth | PBS (#804)
How is this fragment connected a political protest in the 19th century? 16:03
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History Detectives | Face Jug | PBS (#808)
What does this ceramic face reveal about a captive people's search for identity? 14:49
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History Detectives | Chicago Clock | PBS (#811)
What role did this clock play in keeping 19th century America running on time? 15:24
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Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided | Excerpts | PBS
Scenes from Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided. Written and Directed by David Grubin, Director of Photography James Callanan, Music by Michael Bacon 01:21
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Bill Moyers Journal | Swing State Politics | PBS (#1220)
Full Program: Analysis of the Democratic Convention. Earl and Merle Black on swing states. 52:24
















