Special Features
- Bonus Video: Behind the Scenes With the Costume Designer
- Further Reading: Related Books and Websites
- Bonus Video: Deleted Scene on Women's History
- Bonus Video: Behind the Scenes With the Turban Maker
- Bonus Video: Deleted Scene on Congress and Parties
- Teacher's Resources: Teacher's Guide
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George Washington - The Man Who Wouldn't Be King
Before he became the first U.S. president, service to the colonies would profoundly change George Washington.
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George Washington - The Man Who Wouldn't Be King
Before he became the first U.S. president, service to the colonies would profoundly change George Washington.
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Mr. Sears' Catalogue
Richard Sears and Alva Curtis Roebuck brought consumer goods to the hands of every American with their Sears and Roebuck catalogue.
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Jimmy Carter
A peanut farmer who rose to become America's 39th president. Part of the award-winning Presidents collection.
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Ishi: The Last Yahi Indian
The last surviving member of a California Indian tribe became a sensation in 1911.
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Two Days in October
Two days in 1967 revealed a nation divided over a war that continues to haunt us.
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Fidel Castro
Cuba's Communist leader defied the odds, surviving his Soviet benefactors, the wrath of U.S. presidents, two diplomatic crises and assassination attempts.
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