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  1. Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union (1996)

    Subject
    American Studies; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £6.25

    This programme tells the story of Abraham Lincoln, from the rustic childhood that forged his beliefs, to the tough campaign that made him president. Historians examine the difficult leadership choices of his...

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  2. Meet Mr Lincoln (1960 Film)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Old photographs, pictures, newspapers and posters review the life of Abraham Lincoln. Consists in large part of illustrated reading from letters. Portraits of Civil War soldiers, their camps and battles, and...

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  3. Good Fight, The (1986 Film)

    Producer
    Noel Buckner; Mary Dore; Sam Stills
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The testimony of eleven veterans of the Lincoln Brigade, a small force of young American volunteers who went to Spain to fight for the Loyalist cause during the Spanish Civil War.

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  4. Address, The (2014)

    Director
    Ken Burns
    Subject
    Education; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £14.99

    Ken Burns’ documentary interweaves the history of the Gettysburg Address with a chronicle about a special school in the small New England town of Putney, Vermont. Each year, fifty students, boys from the...

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  5. Race for the White House (2016)

    Subject
    American Studies; History; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 270 minutes), £19.99

    This docudrama, narrated by Kevin Spacey, unravels some of America’s most significant presidential elections. Using archive footage, interviews with candidates, key players, historians and experts, along...

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  6. I Have a Dream (1963 Video)

    Subject
    Politics & government
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 25 min., 1997 sale: £12.99 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech in its entirety delivered to thousands of supporters at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, in August 1963.

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  7. American Civil War, The (1983 Video)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col/b&w. 80 min., 1995 sale: £12.99 (inclusive)

    A history of the American civil war looking at the causes of the war, including Northern demands for the abolition of slavery and territorial acquisition; the strategy and campaigns of the war; the role of...

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  8. Native Land (1942 Video)

    Director
    Leo Hurwitz; Paul Strand
    Subject
    Media studies; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 89 min., 2000 sale: £12.99 (inclusive)

    Examines the fight of employers against the growth of trade unionism in the USA, the abuse of civil liberties, and how the democratic principles of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt were fought...

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  9. Peter de Wint (1987 Video)

    Director
    John Walton
    Producer
    John Walton
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 18 min.

    Born in 1784, Peter de Wint, Lincolnshire’s most famous landscape painter, was a close contemporary of Turner and Constable. Richard Wood, Keeper of Art at Lincoln’s Usher Gallery, where the artist’s...

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  10. Luttrell Psalter Film, The (2008)

    Director
    Nick Loven
    Subject
    Art; History
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 20 minutes), £5.00

    The Luttrell Psalter Film is a short film based on the famous images of medieval village life from the 14th c. Luttrell Psalter. The Psalter was made for Sir Geoffrey Luttrell of Irnham in Lincolnshire and...

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