Run Time: 3 hours
UPC:
033937080531
ISBN:
1568559712"A fine overview of American ingenuity during the last century. Highly recommended."-Video Librarian
Relive 100 years of America's world-shaping accomplishments in this
three-volume set. Hear the stories of remarkable achievement that
uniquely define the United States. In entertainment and enterprise, get
up close to larger-than-life personalities whose energetic spark fueled
the world's most powerful nation and influenced the future of humankind.
Part 1: The Eagle Soars - America
opens the Panama Canal and deploys its forces in World War I, taking its
first steps as a world power. Its stature soars with the Wrights at
Kitty Hawk and Lindbergh over the Atlantic, then breaks all barriers
with the aviation booms of Boeing and McDonell-Douglas. The policies of
FDR, Truman, Ike and JFK refine its goals, and its strategic leadership
is tested and proven as a result of Pearl Harbor, the Cold War and
Desert Storm.
Part 2: Miracles of Communication -
Laugh with TV and radio comics Lucille Ball, Bob Hope and Jack Benny.
Gain insights into acting from screen legends Bogart and Bacall, and
Elizabeth Taylor in rare TV interviews. Be there as Nixon and Kennedy
debate, and as the Civil Rights Movement unfolds. From the eloquent
orator Williams Jennings Bryan to the stylings of Walter Cronkite,
examine the presidents and news events that made American history.
Part 3: Wonders of the Century -
Watch Thomas Edison light up America, San Francisco open its Golden Gate
Bridge, and Henry Ford perfect his assembly line to produce the Model
T. On the silver screen, dance with Fred and Ginger, and go behind the
scenes at the filming of the Wizard of Oz. Then see real stars
when you cruise inside a space shuttle. Orbit the earth with John Glenn,
and follow in Neil Armstrong's space-steps as he walks on the moon.