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America's Castles: Cotton Kings - Mood [VHS]
Amazon.com — Description "In the years after the Civil War, as the south wearily rebuilt, a new generation of wealth established itself. Most of these men made their fortunes in cotton, and the mansions of these Cotton Kings rival the finest ante-bellum ...More…
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America's Castles: Biltmore Estates [VHS]
Amazon.com — Description It is truly the grandest of all American homes. Built by George Washington Vanderbilt, Biltmore dwarfs all the mansions built by his illustrious forefathers, even the Breakers ""cottage"" in Newport. America's Castles ...More…
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America's Castles: Castles of
Amazon.com — Description The seaside city of Charleston, South Carolina is the best preserved of any in the South. Largely spared the ravages of the Civil War, Charleston boasts some of the finest antebellum mansions in America.Visit this spectacular city and get a ...More…
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Modern Marvels: Las Vegas Hotels
Amazon.com — Description Out of the bleakness of a vast desert arose a city built on indulgence and wish fulfillment. Unencumbered by tradition or notions of good taste, for 50 years Las Vegas has taken tourists to the height of their imaginations while reaching in ...More…
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Modern Marvels: Great Bridge - 8 Miles
Amazon.com — Description San Francisco's Oakland Bay Bridge stands as an incredible feat of engineering against the seemingly impossible. Once chosen as one of the seven engineering wonders of the modern world, it features a unique double suspension structure in ...More…
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America's Castles: New York City
Amazon.com — Description A visit to three of the Big Apple area's greatest mansions. Includes the Frick Collection, home to European art masterpieces; Coe Hall, a 65-room Tudor Revival castle; and Bartow-Pell, boasting a magnificent walled garden. Actor ...More…
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America's Castles - The Grand Tour
Amazon.com — Description They were the royal residences of the American aristocracy: lavish mansions built by railroad barons, oil tycoons, industrialists and financiers. Featuring stunning works of art and lavish furnishings made from the finest rare woods and ...More…
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Modern Marvels: Mount Rushmore
Amazon.com — Description Towering over the Black Hills of South Dakota, Mount Rushmore was the vision of Gutzon Borglum, a combative and fiercely talented young sculptor. To elicit public support for his dream, Borglum whipped American patriotism into a frenzy, ...More…
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Highway Hangout: Celebrating America's Roadside Diners
Amazon.com — Description " Where can you see alligator wrestling or buy the best fireworks for the Fourth of July? Fill up at a gas station modeled on a Japanese temple or dig into a burger at a diner shaped like a coffeepot? Or spend the night in a hotel where ...More…
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Modern Marvels : Grand Coulee Dam
Amazon.com — Description The completion of the Grand Coulee Dam proved America's industrial might could overcome any obstacle, even mother nature. Construction of this massive dam on Washington's Columbia River began in 1931. But the sheer magnitude of the ...More…
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History Sunday - Niagara: A History of the Falls
Amazon.com — Description A Native American meeting place, Niagara Falls is famous for natural beauty and unlimited waterpower. Charles Dickens saw God there, while Harriet Beecher Stowe overcame a fear of death. Entrepreneurs made a fortune; and in 1969, the U.S. even ...More…
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Songs for the Open Road : Poems of Travel and Adventure ...
Textbooks — Dover Publications, Inc. (1999), Paperback Brand Dover Publications, Inc. Shipping Availability US, Ground In Stock YMore…