Many pasts:readings in american social history

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poster Hysterical History
Hysterical History
7mn - Animation
An amusing look at American history, starting with Columbus' discovery of America, and touching on the formation of the original thirteen states, the Gold Rush, and several other important events. The car…
poster The Making of an American
The Making of an American
14mn -
Docudrama encouraging immigrants to master English and become successful, assimilated Americans.
poster Making an American Citizen
Making an American Citizen
(2.7/5)
11mn - Drama
A recent immigrant learns several hard lessons about how husbands in America are expected to behave.
poster Fireside Reminiscences
Fireside Reminiscences
8mn - Drama, Fantasy
A broken-hearted husband thinks about the past as he sits by the fireplace.
poster America
America
(3.2/5)
141mn - Drama, History, Action
The story of a family caught up in the American Revolutionary War.
poster Tale the Autumn Leaves Told
Tale the Autumn Leaves Told
2mn - Drama
A handful of short tales of love, framed by leaf masks.
poster By Right of Birth
By Right of Birth
4mn - Drama
Based on a story told by George Johnson, featuring Booker T. Washington. Only four minutes survive.
poster Orwell Rolls in His Grave
Orwell Rolls in His Grave
(4/5)
84mn - Documentary
Has America entered an Orwellian world of doublespeak where outright lies can pass for truth? The country's leading intellectuals discuss and examine the mix of businesses, politics and ideology that is t…
poster Way Back When Women Had Their Weigh
Way Back When Women Had Their Weigh
(2.6/5)
6mn - Animation
A comic look at prehistoric life.
poster An American in the Making
An American in the Making
15mn -
An Immigrant has come to the United States and is sponsored by a relative. He takes him to find employment and show him how the American work is protected by showing different types of safety equipment.
poster Secrets
Secrets
(3.2/5)
108mn - Drama
An old woman's memories are rekindled as she rereads her diary. She recalls her youth in England when she married a suitor over the objections of her parents and moved with him to the Wyoming frontier. Th…
poster Manhatta
Manhatta
11mn - Documentary
Morning reveals New York harbor, the wharves, the Brooklyn Bridge. A ferry boat docks, disgorging its huddled mass. People move briskly along Wall St. or stroll more languorously through a cemetery. Ranks…
poster Dakota 38
Dakota 38
(4.1/5)
118mn - Documentary
In the spring of 2005, Jim Miller, a Native spiritual leader and Vietnam veteran, found himself in a dream riding on horseback across the great plains of South Dakota. Just before he awoke, he arrived at …
poster Penn of Pennsylvania
Penn of Pennsylvania
(2.8/5)
78mn - History, Drama
A young English aristocrat abandons privilege and defies his father to join the persecuted Quakers, ultimately founding Pennsylvania as a revolutionary colony based on religious tolerance and peaceful coe…
poster My Four Years in Germany
My Four Years in Germany
(2.9/5)
127mn - War, Drama
The experiences of the American ambassador to Germany, James Gerard, are recounted in this semi-documentary.
poster History of a Crime
History of a Crime
(3.1/5)
5mn - Drama, Crime
A convicted criminal dreams about his past the night before his execution.
poster The Great Rights
The Great Rights
13mn - Animation
A cartoon explaining the American Bill of Rights and Constitution. A man imagines a "nightmare world" without these documents, where Orwellian thugs censor and arrest with impunity. When reminded of the B…
poster Conrad in Quest of His Youth
Conrad in Quest of His Youth
75mn - Comedy, Drama
Conrad Warrener, a man of near middle-age, reflects nostalgically on the happy times of his youth and decides to recapture them. However, what he learns about the "second time around" is neither what he e…
poster East Lynne
East Lynne
(3.0/5)
74mn - Drama
An adaptation of the 1861 novel by English author Ellen Wood: The story of long-suffering Lady Isabel Carlisle cast in a modern setting.
poster Yesterday's Children
Yesterday's Children
(3.5/5)
90mn - Drama
A mother haunted by vivid dreams of another life travels to Ireland to uncover the truth about her past incarnation as an Irishwoman who died in the 1930s, leading to an emotional reunion with the childre…
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