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(0)Oregon Public Broadcasting.
Series
Publisher
[Distribued by] Topics Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012], c2005
Language
English
Description
Crater Lake National Park, Nike, Mount St. Helens, the Columbia River Highway, the spotted owl, an NBA championship- all things that helped make 1900 to 1999 Oregon's memorable century. Take a 100 year journey through an extraordinary state defined by an unmatched pioneering spirit. Why did the earliest settlers choose Oregon over California gold? Discover the surprising story behind the state's national forests, and hear from the descendants of witnesses...
3) Dog
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
[2010], c1994
Language
English
Description
Tracks the transformation of these wild pack animals into today's popular and loyal pets. Discover the wolf connections that give dogs their hunting, courting, mating, and social traits, and found out what a dog's life is really all about.
Publisher
Rick Steves' Europe
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Join Rick as he travels through the Holy Land in this hour long special, weaving together both the Israeli and the Palestinian narratives. In Israel, we'll travel from the venerable ramparts of Jerusalem to the vibrant m odern skyline of Tel Aviv. In Palestine, we'll harvest olives near Hebron, visit a home in Bethlehem, and pop into a university in Ramallah. We also learn about the persistent challenges facing the region today."
Publisher
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
At the turn of the 20th century, rural Southern Oregon was still the rought frontier. Men searched the rivers for gold. Barefoot children attended one-room schoolhouses. Horses plowerd dirt fields and oxen hauled giant timber. Flourishing communities grew up and died away into ghost towns. It is history that might have faded from memory. Instead, images from these scenes are preserved in a private collection, now made public. Capturing Oregon's Frontier...
7) Local color
Publisher
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Pub. Date
[2008?], c1991
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
This 1991 OPB documentary chronicles the little known history of racism in Oregon and the story of people who worked for civil rights. Jon Tuttle was a news reporter in Portland who set out to document the story but found he was almost too late as some of the important participants had died and others were getting on in age.
Series
Publisher
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In 1923, one of the last of the Wild West train holdups happened in the mountains of Oregon. The attempted robbery of the Southern Pacific train outside of Ashland left four men dead and three brothers on the run. The event sparked the era's largest manhunt and helped establish modern criminal forensics.
Publisher
Back Door Productions
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
This two-DVD set includes the 12 newest shows from Season 10 of public television's "Rick Steves' Europe" series, with a bonus extra. Join Rick as he experiences the local culture, cuisine and fun in some of Europe's most interesting places: Sicily, England, Scotland, Portugal, and Greece -- plus multi-country shows covering Europe's most exciting festivals and the skills of smart cruising. Bonus extra: Rick's 1-hour public television special, The...
Publisher
PBS Home Video]
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Creole poems: History Detectives ventures into the little known world of the Creoles of Color to unlock a family mystery.
Galleon shipwreck: History Detectives unlock the clues to decipher where a chunk of beeswax came from and which ship may have brought it to the Oregon Coast.
Manhattan Project patent: History Detectives discovers a plan to hide atomic secrets in plain sight.
12) Sam Hill
Publisher
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
A documentary on Sam Hill's life and his involvement with Good Roads Movement in Oregon.
13) Prehistoric life
Series
Language
English
Description
A mixture of animation and live footage serves as a background for a narrated introduction to the history of the creation of the earth, the origin of life, and the evolution of the many species including early man.
Author
Publisher
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"With rare historical film, photos, and interviews with the people first involved with the secession attempts, this new Oregon Experience documentary explores the history of the State of Jefferson and asks such questions as, 'was the movement genuine or just an attempt at attention? Could Jefferson have been a real state? Could it still--'" --
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Presents a tour of the historic national park lodges of the American West, covering Old Faithful Inn, Ahwahne Hotel, El Tovar, Zion Lodge, Grand Canyon Lodge, Bryce Canyon Lodge, Glacier Park Lodge, Belton Chalet, Lake McDonald Lodge, Sperry and Granite Park Chalets, Many Glacier Hotel, Paradise Inn, Timberline Lodge, Oregon Caves Chateu, Crater Lake Lodge, Furnace Creek Inn, Camp Denali, Glacier Bay Lodge, Jackson Lake Lodge, Lake Quinault Lodge,...
Publisher
Back Door Productions
Pub. Date
©2009
Language
English
Description
Rick explores "the most surprising and fascinating land he's ever visited:" Iran. This travel show host visits splendid monuments of Iran's past, explores the 20th century history of this nation, and encounters Iranian people and customs in everyday life. Visits contrast old and new as he visits the cities, villages, and tourist sites of Tehran, Abyaneh, Esfahan, Shiraz, and Persepolis. The one hour special is supplemented with special features assessing...
17) Kam Wah Chung
Publisher
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Pub. Date
©2009
Language
English
Description
"The discovery of gold brought thousands of Chinese to eastern Oregon in the 1880s - including herbal doctor Ing Hay and businessman Lung on. Together they practiced medicine and operated a general store, Kam Wah Chung & Co., near the town of John Day becoming highly regarded members of the community. Meet people who remember these two men and visit the recently restored building - an Oregon treasure filled with thousands of different herbs and artifacts."--Container....
Publisher
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
In 1859, Oregon became the 33rd state in the Union. Road to statehood celebrates Oregon's 150th birthday by exploring the lives of Native peoples already living here and the missionaries determined to change them, the mountain men and fur trappers who came for adventure and wealth and the pioneers who brought their hopes and prejudices with them over the Oregon Trail.
19) Dinosaur
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Looks at dinosaurs and their place in geological history, and how paleontologists discover their bones, reconstruct their lives, and speculate on their demise.
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