Charboneau Video Collection

(thanks to Betty Anselowitz a volunteer in the Evening GED class!)

Title	Studio/Series/Year	Description
America 1900	The American Experience/PBS Home Video, 1998	Celebrations and climactic moments of the year 1900. 180 min. Host David McCullough.
American Road Trips: Red Rock Rim, Northern New Mexico, Natchez Trace	The Travel Channel/Questar, 1994	Phoenix, Sedona, Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, Taos, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Nashville, Natchez, Tupelo, Vicksburg. 60 min.
American Road Trips: Blue Ridge, Vermont, Michigan	The Travel Channel/Questar, 1994	Shenandoah Valley, Roanoke, Shelburne Museum, Stockbridge, MA, Upper Peninsula, Pictured Rocks Nat’l. Lakeshore, Big Bay. 60 min.
American Road Trips: Montana, Idaho/Wyoming/Washington	The Travel Channel/Questar, 1994	Missoula, Great Falls, Glacier Nat’l. Park, Golden Spike, Snake River Canyon, Ketchum, Yellowstone and Grand Teton Nat’l. Parks. 60 min.
American Road Trips: California, Hawaii, Alaska	The Travel Channel, 1994	Boonville, Redwood Forests, Mendecino, Calistoga Hot Springs, Napa Valley, Oahu, Honolulu, Volcanoes Nat’l. Park, Kenai Fords, Crow Creek Mine, Mt. McKinley, Fairbanks. 60 min.
Documents of Destiny	Just the Facts Learning Series/Goldhil Educational, 2002	3 videos: Foundations & The Colonial Era The Revolutionary EraCreating a New Nation
Eleanor & Franklin: The White House Years, Vols. 1 and 2	HBO Video, 1977	Historical drama of FDR’s 12-year presidency, focusing on his and Eleanor Roosevelt’s public and private lives. Starring Edward Herrmann, Jane Alexander. 76 minutes each.
The Fall of Communism	ABC News, 1990	80 min.
Galileo’s Battle for the Heavens	Nova/WGBH Boston, 2002	120 min.
Hawaii’s Last Queen	The American Experience/PBS HomeVideo, 1997	About Lili’uokalani, last queen of Hawaii, who gave up her throne to the U.S. in 1893. 60 min.
History’s Mysteries: Bloody Tower of London	The History Channel/A&E, 1996	50 min.
History’s Mysteries: The Search for Noah’s Ark	The History Channel/A&E, 1996	50 min.
How Difficult Can This Be? The F.A.T. City Workshop	Understanding Learning Disabilities, PBS Video, 1996.	Richard Lavoie leads a workshop and discusses strategies for working more effectively with learning disabled children.
The Human Genome: Who Owns the Book of Life?	Knowledge Unlimited, 2000	18 min.
If the Mango Tree Could Speak: A Documentary About Children and War in Central America	New Day Films, 1993	Portrait of 10 boys and girls, from ages 12 to 15, growing up amid war in Guatemala and El Salvador.
Incident at Oglala: The Leonard Peltier Story	Miramax Films, 1991	A critical examination of Leonard Peltier’s controversial conviction for murder. 90 min.
Learning Disabilities and Social Skills	WETA-TV, 1994	Richard Lavoie addresses the social problems faced by children with learning disabilities.
Misunderstood Minds: Understanding Kids Who Struggle to Learn	WGBH Boston Video, 2002.	Illustrates the emerging view that specific identification and customized management of learning problems is the key to success.
Out of the Past: The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Rights in America	Unapix/Zeitgeist Films, 1997	17-year-old Kelli Peterson’s experience of forming a gay-straight alliance in her public school, with attention to protests, legislative battles, and national media attention. 65 min.
Puerto Rico: History and Culture	Hispanic Culture Series, Video Knowledge, Inc.
Regret to Inform	Sun Fountain Productions, 1998	Filmmaker Barbara Sonnenborn visits Vietnam 20 years after her husband was killed there during war.
The Roman Empire in the First Century	PBS Home Video, 2001	The Roman Empire at one time stretched from Britain across Europe to North Africa, the Middle East, and the borders of Asia, becoming the world’s first and most enduring superpower.
Scottsboro: An American Tragedy	The American Experience, PBS Home Video, 2001	In 1931, nine black teenagers are accused of raping two white women on a train, leading to one of the most significant trials of the American twentieth century and giving birth to the civil rights movement. 90 min.
Secrets of the Dead: Search for the First Human	PBS Home Video, 2002.	Scientists find hominid remains that are so old, they may come from the time when man and ape first separated into different species. 60 min.
The Shadow of Hate: A History of Intolerance in America	Teaching Tolerance, 1995	The old story---pointing the finger at those who don’t look or act or think like we do. 40 min.
Ship of Slaves: The Middle Passage	The History Channel/A&E, 1997
Teaching Literacy to Adults with Learning Disabilities	Mass. Dept. of Education Video Services, 1999	120 min.
Underground Railroad	The History Channel/A&E, 1998	Hosted by Alfre Woodard, the story of the loosely organized network of people willing to risk their lives to help others achieve freedom.
Zoned for Slavery: The Child Behind the Label	National Labor Committee/Crowing Rooster Arts, 1995	23 min.