Music
This award winning film, Gulf Islands: Beaches, Bays, Sounds, and Bayous, explores the creation and physical features of the barrier islands comprising Gulf Islands National Seashore. Through nature photography, the zonal characteristics and interrelationships of numerous living organisms inhabiting the area are examined. Running time 27:36. Included bonus films are A Very Special Place, A Treasure in the Sea, and Something Special: Point Reyes National Seashore.
This narrated film captures the spirit of a woman who became a prominent civic leader, financier, and business woman during the early twentieth century. Original photographs and quotations from her early writings reveal the depth of her commitment to the social, economic, and cultural needs of African Americans. Running time: 12 minutes. Bonus films on this DVD include Longing to Learn: Booker T. Washington's Story, Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy, and Frederick Douglass: An American Life.
Explore the meaning of the Niagara Movement and it's historic meeting at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
The beloved Count Basie (08/21/04 - 04/26/84) AKA "The Chief" was born in Red Bank, New Jersey and started his great journey in the '20s with bands like Walter Page's Blue Devils & Benny Moten. He then formed his own original groups with some players from his earlier associations like Lester Young, Hot Lips Page, Jimmy Rushing and others. He achieved enormous popularity that lasted through the '70's and continued to tour extensively through those years. Long live "The Cheif."10 tracks, 53 minutes. Measures 5.5" x 5". Weighs 3.3 oz.
In A Very Special Place the best of Assateague Island National Seashore's natural history is revealed throughout the seasons. It is a story of the unique plant and aminal life found in dunes, forest, freshwater ponds, and salt marshes pf this barrier island. Beautiful scenery abounds. Running time 23:23. Bonus films included are Gulf Islands: Beaches, Bays, Sounds, and Boyous, A Treasure in the Sea, and Something Special: Point Reyes National Seashore.