DVD Destiny: Empires of Industry (Page 1)

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Empires of Industry - Black Gold: The Story of Oil (History Channel) Brand: A&E Home Video - Part: 73126 The most valuable substance on earth has brought wealth to poor nations and nearly bankrupted wealthy ones. It has created cities overnight--sometimes destroying them just as quickly--and has caused rampant international warfare. When a Canadian chemist found a way to turn petroleum into kerosene in the 1850s, the need for oil exploded. "Black gold" burns at the heart of the modern age, making those who control it the wealthiest and most powerful men on earth. Black ...	In Stock	~~$24.95~~ $9.22
Empires of Industry - Andrew Carnegie and the Age of Steel (History Channel) Brand: A&E Home Video - Part: 73122 America is built on a steel skeleton. Without Andrew Carnegie, that skeleton-and the nation-might have taken a different form. Andrew Carnegie and the Age of Steel visits ...	In Stock	~~$24.95~~ $5.49
Empires of Industry - War Planes of World War II (History Channel) Brand: A&E Home Video - Part: 73125 World War II turned the American aviation industry into a huge, high-tech giant. The war spurred the production of more than 300,000 warplanes, among them some of the greatest planes of all time: the C-47 transport (the "Goony Bird"); the rugged B-17 Flying Fortress; the B-24 Liberator, mass-produced by Ford on the world’s longest assembly line; the P-51 Mustang, the greatest prop-driven fighter; and the scrappy Grumman "Iron Works" output – Wildcats and Hellcats that leapt from the decks of U.S. aircraft carriers to maul the Japanese air force. This program includes modern footage of restored aircraft and history footage from factory floor to mile-high dogfights, capturing the urgency and adrenaline of World War II. DVD Features: Interactive Menus; Scene Selection Empires of Industry Empires of Industry is a mini-series which explores the cornerstones of America's economic might that established the United States as a world leader. Each of the one hour programs in this remarkable series focuses on an industry which played a unique role in America's rise to world economic dominance. The stories of changing fortunes in the steel, coal, brewing, ship building and textile industries reveal much about our country's past and present. Empires of Industry would be useful for classes on American History, History of Science and Technology, Economics and American Culture. It is appropriate for middle school and high school. War Planes of World War II This episode of Empires of Industry examines the home front effort that created the American flying forces of World War II, a significant part of the “arsenal of democracy.” Because of the industrial might and effort of the American people, the United States was able to dominate the skies over Europe and the Pacific, and emerge victorious. Vocabulary• appalled ...	In Stock	~~$24.95~~ $8.72
Empires of Industry - Brewed in America (History Channel) Brand: A&E Home Video - Part: AAE-75810 Beer has been brewed in America ever since the Puritans arrived and this documentary from the History Channel aims to chart the history and evolution behind a produc...	In Stock	~~$24.95~~ $2.26
Empires of Industry - Cola Wars (History Channel) Brand: A&E Home Video - Part: AAE-75273 Various cola manufacturers have tried and failed to dislodge Coca-Cola and Pepsi from their dominance in the soft drinks market but at the start of the 21st century ...	In Stock	~~$24.95~~ $8.45
Empires of Industry - Battle for the Skies (History Channel) Brand: A&E Home Video - Part: Air travel has all but obliterated time and distance. Journeys once measured in weeks now take hours. It's an amazing accomplishment: a multi-billion dollar industry...	In Stock	$24.95
Empires Of Industry - Legacy Of King Coal (History Channel) Brand: A&E Home Video - Part: Everything about the job is dangerous. The mines can cave in. Poisonous gasses can leech from the rock and suffocate miners, or ignite in horrific explosions. Deep b...	In Stock	$24.95
Empires Of Industry - Wildcatters (History Channel) Brand: A&E Home Video - Part: The 20th century was powered by oil--a fact made possible by a discovery early in the century at a lonely spot called Spindletop in Texas. A gusher of oil was unleas...	In Stock	$24.95