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1) Prometheus
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Explorers have discovered a clue that brings them to the origins of mankind on Earth. This leads them on a journey that takes them to the darkest corners of the universe.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Set admidst the first encounter of European and Native American cultures during the founding of the Jamestown Virginia settlement in 1607, the film tells the classic tale of Pocahontas and her relationships with adventurer John Smith and aristocrat John Rolfe. This woman's journey of love lost and found again takes her from the untouched beauty of the Virginia wilderness to the upper crust of English society as we witness the dawn of a new America....
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"Duck soup": To rescue the small country of Freedonia from bankruptcy, Mrs Teasdale agrees to donate 20 million dollars if Rufus T. Firefly is appointed its new president. "Horse feathers": Professor Quincy Wagstaff has just been installed as the new president of Huxley College. "Monkey business": While stowing away on a ship to America, the boys get involuntarily pressed into service as toughs for a pair of feuding gangsters. "Animal crackers": Captain...
7) Stagecoach
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A group of passengers with nothing in common are stuck inside a coach that is being attacked by bandits and Indians.
Series
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Four theatrical families of the 1980's recreate the most wanted criminal families of the 1860's. This portrayal of the Jesse James gang is a rapidfire succession of thrilling moments -- the bandits' lightning attacks on banks, trains and stagecoaches ; their hairbreadth escapes from the law ; Jesse's jubilant wedding celebration ; and the tragic Great Northfield, Minnesota raid.
9) Prometheus
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Explorers have discovered a clue that brings them to the origins of mankind on Earth. This leads them on a journey that takes them to the darkest corners of the universe.
10) The Vikings
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Sailing 500 years before Columbus, the Vikings are credited with being the first Europeans to reach the New World. Discover why they decided to leave their homes, how their ships' technology enabled them to voyage to new lands, and their quests to settle new colonies.
11) Marco Polo
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Discover the story of Marco Polo, the most famous European to travel to Asia in the 13th century.
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
During the Age of Exploration, England's advancement initially lagged behind the other European powers. However, it quickly became involved in the race to colonize and reap the benefits of the new world. Join our two young hosts as they are introduced to Sir Walter Raleigh, who tells the story of the great English explorers. Learn about the voyages of John Cabot, credited with making the first European landfall in North America after the Vikings....
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
People have explored since the dawn of time, seeking wealth, power, colonies, information and the attainment of other goals. This program takes a closer look at the major reasons that inspired people to explore throughout the ages and the innovations that supported advancements in exploration. Discover the motivations of early explorers whose bravery in exploration provided a foundation for the successes that would occur during the European Golden...
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Matt Calder (Mitchum), a widower, decides it's time to start a new life with his son, Mark (Rettig). After being robbed and pistol-whipped by gambler Harry Weston (Calhoun) and nursed back to health by Weston's fiancee, Kay (Monroe), Matt takes Mark and Kay on a ride down a roaring river, where they are at the mercy of wild animals and a lawless frontier.
16) Lewis & Clark
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
"In the early 1800s, President Thomas Jefferson chose Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the land beyond the western boundaries of the United States. Their goals: to search for the elusive Northwest Passage through North America, to open communications with Native American cultures, to claim and clarify new borders and territories, and to return with maps and detailed observations of the natural resources that they sighted along the way....
18) French explorers
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
When France sent explorers to the New World, it was searching for wealth, colonies and a route to the East. Follow along with our two young hosts as they learn how the French established New France and claimed most of present-day Canada. Hear about Giovanni da Verrazano, the first European to sail into present-day New York Bay; and Jacques Cartier, who discovered the St. Lawrence River. Hear about Samuel de Champlain, who established the first permanent...
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Brave Heart, Grams and Champ are ready to lend their helping paws as caring gets out of this world as they orbit the moon and travel to distant galaxies. But no matter how far they go, friendship and love are always close to home. Children will learn the fun of exploring new worlds; how to treat others like a star; the value of letting your talents shine.
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