Lorne Greene
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
Narrated by Lorne Greene (Bonanza), this classic documentary presents the biography of Aldo Leopold (1887-1948), a renowned scientist, educator, philosopher, scholar and writer, who has been called the "father of wildlife ecology," as well as the "father of wildlife management"; the thoughts and reflections of this important naturalist have guided millions to discover what it means to live in harmony, not only with the land, but also with each other....
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
"If the eco of ecology has literary cornerstones, they are Thoreau's 'Walden,' Marsh's 'Man and Nature,' Carson's 'Silent Spring,' and Leopold's 'A Sand County Almanac.'"-Sierra Club Magazine "The power of 'A Sand County Almanac' is that it helps us see in so many ways that the land is an organism, a circulating system, of which we are but a part. If and when we tinker, we must exercise ultimate care." -Woodnotes Published the year after Aldo Leopold...
Series
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Ben Cartwright and his sons run their ranch, the Ponderosa, on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe and contribute to taming the wild West. Showdown: Bank robber Sam Kirby and his gang hide out on the Ponderosa. Sam gets a job as a ranchhand under an assumed name and Joe Cartwright gets suspicious of him. San Francisco holiday: At the end of the cattle drive in San Francisco two of Ben's drovers are shanghaied on a boat bound for Hong Kong and while Ben...
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Nestled amongst the pines above the shores of Lake Tahoe is the Ponderosa ranch, the thousand-acre home of Ben Cartwright and his sons, Adam, Hoss, and Joe. The Cartwrights run their ranch while helping out the community that surrounds them. Includes the classic show's first eighteen episodes from the second season.
8) Bonanza
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Ben Cartwright and his sons, Adam, Hoss, and Little Joe, run their ranch, the Ponderosa, on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe and contribute to taming the wild West.
Pub. Date
©2007
Language
English
Description
Fiifteen episodes of a long-running television program. Set in Virginia City, Nevada, during the Civil War. Widower Ben Cartwright was the patriarch of the all-male clan and owner of a nearly 600,000 acre ranch - The Ponderosa. Each of the three sons had been borne by a different wife, none of whom was still alive. The adventures of these men, individually and collectively, their dealings with the mining interests and the ranching interests, and the...
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Follow the High-Sierra adventures of the Cartwright family, wise patriarch Ben Cartwright and his three dissimilar sons, Adam, Hoss and 'Little Joe.' The Cartwright's attempt to maintain and operate their sprawling timberland ranch, the Ponderosa, in an era of violence and lawlessness in mid-1800's Nevada.
14) Roots
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Formats
Description
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", in which Haley traces his African American family's history from the mid-18th century to the Reconstruction era.
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Blue steel: It's up to John Carruthers to save the little town of Yucca City from the evil extremes of the 'Polka Dot Bandit," and win the heart of the beautiful Betty Mason.
Santa Fe Trail: Jeb Stuart, the famed Southern calvaryman arrives at West Point, where he befriends George Armstrong Custer. Both compete for the attention of "Kit Carson" Halliday. As a punishment for fighting with fellow classmates, both men are sent to an outpost in Kansas...
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
In the deepest reaches of space, the fight to save all human life from extinction has begun. Hoping for lasting peace following centuries of intense warfare, the Twelve Colonies gather to sign a treaty with their dreaded enemies, the Cylons. But after an act of treachery, the Cylons launch a devasting surprise attack, destroying the Colonies' home planet. A lone flagship, the Galactica, remains to aid the surviving colonists on their epic journey...
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock presents several dramatized short stories. The stories are invariably surprising, often containing elements of horror, comedy, suspense, and the supernatural. All 39 episodes of the first season of the Emmy Award-winning murder-mystery series.