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Illinois History, An Overview, 11, Modern Day Illinois
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directed by James A. Edstrom; produced by James A. Edstrom, in Illinois History, An Overview, 11 (Privately Published, 2009, originally published 1971), 27 mins
This documentary, directed by James A. Edstrom, features a modern-day Illinois.
directed by James A. Edstrom; produced by James A. Edstrom, in Illinois History, An Overview, 11 (Privately Published, 2009, originally published 1971), 27 mins
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Images of America, Fort Sheridan
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2005), 128 page(s),
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Amid Chicago’s North Shore communities is a national landmark—the former U.S. Army Base at Fort Sheridan (1887-1993). Fort Sheridan was created out of the civil and labor unrest following the Chicago Fire of 1871, the great Railway Strike of 1877, and the Haymarket Riot of 1886. These events produced an atmosp...
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2005), 128 page(s),
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
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Images of America, Georgia: A State History
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written by Georgia Historical Society, in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2010), 208 page(s),
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Georgia's past has diverged from the nation's and given the state and its people a distinctive culture and character. Some of the best, and the worst, aspects of American and Southern history can be found in the story of what is arguably the most important state in the South. Yet just as clearly Georgia has not al...
written by Georgia Historical Society, in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2010), 208 page(s),
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
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Images of America, Parkersburg
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in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
The history of Parkersburg is, essentially, the history of the United States. Founded shortly after America’s independence, Parkersburg grew from a small river town in what was once wilderness to a thriving industrial city to one that is currently redefining itself. Industrial giants, such as Camden and Cabot, m...
in Images of America (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing), 128 page(s),
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
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Vietnam: A Television History, Interview with Edward Geary Lansdale, 1979 [Part 4 of 5]
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produced by Richard Ellison, fl. 1985, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1983), 44 mins
General Edward Geary Lansdale was an advisor to French forces on special counter-guerrilla operations against the Viet Minh. From 1954 to 1957 he was in Saigon and served as an advisor to the American-backed government of South Vietnam. Lansdale recalls his experience fighting communist groups in the Philippines a...
produced by Richard Ellison, fl. 1985, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1983), 44 mins
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Vietnam: A Television History, Interview with Paul M. Kattenburg, 1981
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produced by Richard Ellison, fl. 1985, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1983), 32 mins
Paul M. Kattenburg spent five months in 1952 at the US Embassy in Saigon, and from 1954 to 1963 worked in the Research and Analysis Division of the State Department. He notes that at the time there was a scarcity of Vietnam experts available due to the relative isolation of the region and the lingering effects of...
produced by Richard Ellison, fl. 1985, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 1983), 32 mins
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Vietnam: A Television History, Vietnam Interview: Pham Van Dong
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produced by WGBH Boston, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 2011), 59 mins
Pham Van Dong was an associate of Ho Chi Minh, and served as Prime Minister of North Vietnam from 1955-1976, and then as Prime Minister of reunified Vietnam from 1976- 1987. Mr. Dong recalls life under French colonial rule, his imprisonment, and the early work of the Viet Minh. He describes the negotiations with t...
produced by WGBH Boston, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 2011), 59 mins
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Vietnam: A Television History, Vietnam Interview: Tran Duy Hung
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produced by WGBH Boston, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 2011), 56 mins
Dr. Tran Duy Hung recalls his years as a Vietnamese medical student under the French and describes meeting Ho Chi Minh, who asked him to serve as Mayor of Hanoi. He recounts the famine in Hanoi during the Japanese occupation in 1945, and describes the Independence Day celebrations there. Finally, he describes the...
produced by WGBH Boston, in Vietnam: A Television History (Boston, MA: WGBH Boston, 2011), 56 mins
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