Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War, a new exhibit at the East Tennessee History Center, opens on Sunday, November 20 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The exhibit utilizes artifacts, documents, and informative panels to illustrate Lincoln’s struggle to reconcile his policy preferences with the basic American ideals of liberty and equality during the Civil War.
Sights & Sounds owns several audiovisual resources about Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. Click the titles below for more information or give us a call at 215-8714.
DVDs:
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided: Weaves the lives of Abraham and Mary Lincoln; Abraham the dirt-farmer's son turned Great Emancipator and Mary the emotionally fragile daughter of wealthy Southern slave-owners.
The American Civil War: These 48 lectures, taught by leading Civil War historian Professor Gary W. Gallagher, are a true tour de force-the work of a master teacher at the top of his form. Professor Gallagher richly details the effect of the war on all Americans.
The Civil War: The celebrated documentary by Ken Burns.
Lincoln: Filmed as if through the president's own eyes, Lincoln goes deeper than any documentary has before to reveal the troubled depths behind the man known as the Great Emancipator.
Looking for Lincoln: In light of the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth, this documentary focuses on many of the controversial aspects of Lincoln's life--race, equality, religion, politics and depression.
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Audiobooks:
The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery by Eric Foner: In this landmark work of deep scholarship and insight, Eric Foner gives the definitive history of Abraham Lincoln and the end of slavery in America.
Abraham Lincoln: the Sixteenth President by George McGovern: McGovern describes a complex yet simple man in this biography of Abrahan Lincoln.
1864: Lincoln at the Gates of History by Charles Flood: Best-selling author, renowned biographer, and Harvard graduate Charles Bracelen Flood presents the life of Abraham Lincoln in the monumental year of 1864, when the war and the election made a dramatic turn.
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Goodwin: Noted historian Goodwin attempts the ambitious task of capturing in a single volume the complex relationship between President Abraham Lincoln and his cabinet.
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We've added a number of documentaries that reflect the growing interest in the ways that our food supply is produced and managed. These films examine different aspects of the food business and the impact it has on our lives and environment.
American Farm: In a little town in upstate New York, a close-knit family struggles over many decades to hold onto a small dairy farm. With extraordinary candor and heartbreaking intimacy, this poignant documentary brings to light the true story of an American family: their hopes and dreams, their triumphs over tragedy, the modern conflicts that divide them and the love that binds them together.
Dive!: Inspired by a curiosity about society's careless habit of sending food straight to landfills, the multi award-winning documentary Dive! follows filmmaker Jeremy Seifert and friends as they dumpster dive in the back alleys and gated garbage receptacles of Los Angeles' supermarkets. In the process, they salvage thousands of dollars worth of good, edible food, resulting in an eye-opening documentary that is equal parts entertainment, guerilla journalism, and call to action.
The Farmer and the Horse: Farming in the Garden State is tough. It's even tougher without a tractor. In New Jersey, farmland is more expensive than anywhere else. It's not an easy place to try to start a career as a farmer. But for a new generation of farmers inspired by sustainability, everything seems possible. Even a farm powered by draft horses. Follow filmmaker Jared Flesher as he follows farmers Tom, Matt, and Aubrey out of the suburbs and back to the land. Way back.
Food, Inc.: Lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing how our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profits ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. Reveals surprising - and often shocking truths - about what we eat, how it's produced and who we have become as a nation.
Food Stamped: Presented is an informative and humorous documentary film following a couple as they attempt to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet on a food stamp budget. Through their adventures they consult with members of U.S. Congress, food justice organizations, nutrition experts, and people living on food stamps to take a deep look at America's broken food system.
Fresh: Profiles the farmers, thinkers, and business people across the nation who are at the forefront of re-inventing food production in America. With a strong commitment to sustainability, they are changing how farms are run, how the land is cared for, and how food is distributed. Their success demonstrates that a new paradigm based on sustainable practices can be profitable and a model for the food system, if people choose to support it.
The Harvest (la Cosecha): Every year there are more than 400,000 American children who are torn away from their friends, schools, and homes to pick the food we all eat. Zulema, Perla, and Victor labor as migrant farm workers, sacrificing their own childhoods to help their families survive. Follow these three as they journey from the scorching heat of Texas' onion fields to the winter snows of the Michigan apple orchards and back south to the humidity of Florida's tomato fields to follow the harvest.
June 28th marks the 42nd anniversary of the "Stonewall Riots" in New York City, a seminal moment in the history of the Gay Rights Movement. Sights and Sounds holds three documentaries about the time leading up to and after the event: Before Stonewall: the Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community, After Stonewall: From the Riots to the Millennium, and Stonewall Uprising. More DVDs.
Fans of journalist Bill Moyers will be interested in 2 new DVD sets we've just added to our collection. A World of Ideas: Writers is a series of interviews with writers such as Chinua Achebe, Toni Morrison, and Tom Wolfe. In Search of the Constitution interviews "legal scholars, Supreme Court justices, and ordinary citizens about the Constitution's history and continuing legacy."
Sights and Sounds holds the audiovisual collection of Knox County Public Library. It's one of the largest collections in the southeast and is available to anyone with a library card. We're located on the second floor of Lawson McGhee Library at 500 West Church Street, Knoxville, TN, 37902.
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