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Zane: Great Composers: Beethoven, Greg & Hanson
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Explore the lives and music of 3 great composers. Discover how
Beethoven overcame deafness to compose the magnificent Ninth
symphony... how Grieg's music expresses the spirit of Norway... how
Hanson was the first recipient of the Prix de Rome. Ages 9+.
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Zane: Great Composers: Haydn, Tchaikovsky & Ravel
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Survey the lives and music of 3 famous composers. Explore the
influences that affected the creation of Haydn's symphonies and
string quartets, Tchaikovsky's expressive ballets, and Ravel's
impressionistic orchestral works. Ages 9+.
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Zane: Nat Amer His: Agricultrual Indians of Texas
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Contrary to the images of the silver screen, most Native Americans
survived in peaceful harmony with nature. This program introduces such
farming cultures as the pueblo-building Indians, the Jumano, and the
sophisticated agriculturists and traders like the Caddo. Discover what
caused the decline of these populations and the legacies they left
behind. Features a 29-minute multimedia presentation and includes more
than 400 photos and 8 minutes of video.
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Zane: US History: (1788-1933) Foreign Policy
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Follow America's transformation from a newcomer on the international
scene to a leader in world affairs. A 40-minute multimedia presentation
reveals the young nation's isolationism through the mid-nineteenth
century, and explains the reasons for its gradual shift to imperialism
and a world leadership role around 1900. Includes more than 550 images,
plus selections from the speeches of Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt,
Harry Truman, and others.
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Zane: US History: (1866-1977) US Government
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Chart the path of the U.S. government in the decades following the Civil
War. In a 45-minute multimedia presentation enhanced by more than 550
images, you'll explore the changes that occurred in government as the
nation's leaders dealt with the problems of an emerging industrial
nation - massive immigration, poverty, and a devastating depression.
Discover how new foreign policy challenges helped to shape the role of
the government.
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Zane: US History: (1933-1963) Foreign Policy
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Chart the growing involvement of the United States in world affairs from
the 1930s to the Kennedy administration. A 55-minute multimedia
presentation, with more than 600 images, explores the nation's retreat
into isolationism during the Great Depression, and its return to a world
leadership role during and after World War II. Discover why the United
States pursued a new goal during the cold war: the containment of
communism throughout the world.
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Zane: US History: Jacksonian Democracy
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Survey the age of Andrew Jackson, and explore the political and social
changes associated with Jacksonian democracy. A 40-minute presentation
traces Jackson's career from plantation owner to military hero to
president of the United States. You'll discover how American politics
were redefined by Jackson's aggressive use of executive power and the
growing influence of political parties. More than 400 images depict
life in Jacksonian America.
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Zane: US History: Reconstruction
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Explore the difficulties of rebuilding a nation torn asunder by civil
war. A 30-minute multimedia presentation with more than 400 images
examines the United States in the decades following the Civil War.
Learn about the efforts of freed slaves and their Republican allies to
gain equality in postwar America, and trace the stubborn attempts of the
South to suppress the rights of blacks through elaborate legal codes and
intimidation. Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/Vista and Mac
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Zane: US History: Social Reform Movements
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How does a society address the need for massive social change? A
65-minute multimedia presentation, with more than 800 images, surveys
reform movements in America, showing how they emerged from an
ever-changing national conscience. Explore the crusade to end slavery
in the 1800s; the activism of the Progressive Era, when reformers worked
to stop the abuses of big business and industry; and the welfare reforms
and unionism of the 1930s.
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Zane: US History: The American West
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Learn how the mythic West, popularized in literature and movies,
differs from the West of historical fact. Examine the heavy-handed
methods used by the government to acquire western lands, the failed
dreams of pioneers and gold prospectors, and the brutal clashes
between white settlers and Native Americans.
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