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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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New Resource: British Pathé on Demand

Date
16 Mar 2017, 16:47

Author
Ben Hodson

Post Type
BUFVC Article

James Hoyle from British Pathé introduces the iconic company’s exciting new on demand platform, catering for academics and students of the humanities. This year marks the exciting return of British...
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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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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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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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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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New Face on Capitol Hill (1961)

Subject
Architecture; Engineering; Politics & government

NEW FACE ON CAPITOL HILL depicts the Georgia Marble Company’s role in the reconstruction of the east facade of the U.S. Capitol building prior to John F. Kennedy’s inauguration, and includes footage of...
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Words for Battle (1942 Video)

Director
Humphrey Jennings

Producer
Ian Dalrymple

Subject
English language and literature

Distribution
OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Beta SP. b&w. 8 min.

The idea behind the film was to set great passages of prose and poetry relevant to the great struggle of World War 2 against scenes of Britain. Quotations are derived from Camden’s ‘Britannia’, Milton,...
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