Great monuments of America [dvd videorecording (DVD)]

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Title:

Great monuments of America [dvd videorecording (DVD)]

Author:

History (Television network)

ISBN:

9781422921531

Publication Information:

[United States] : History ; New York : Distributed by New Video, 2012.

Physical Description:

4 videodiscs (ca 5 hr., 52 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Series:

History classics

History classics.

Contents:

Modern marvels. Disc 1. Mount Rushmore -- Washington monument. Disc 2. The Brooklyn Bridge -- Hoover Dam. Disc 3. Empire State Building -- Statue of Liberty.

Save our history. Disc 4. The National WWII Memorial -- Yellowstone National Park.

Abstract:

"Each monument represents the utmost in engineering, design and vision. They all stand as mighty symbols of American ingenuity, courage and sacrifice. Find out how these famous structures came to be, who conceived of them, whose sweat built them, and who dismissed them as fantasy. Find out why the Washington Monument took 100 years from conception to execution, why skeptics thought the Brooklyn Bridge wouldn't survive the first gale, and why it took until 2001 to erect ther WWII Memorial."--container.

Corporate Subject:

Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.) -- DVDs.

Subject Term:

National monuments -- United States -- DVDs.

National parks and reserves -- United States -- DVDs.

Washington Monument (Washington, D.C.) -- DVDs.

World War II Memorial (Washington, D.C.) -- DVDs.

Geographic Term:

Mount Rushmore National Memorial (S.D.) -- DVDs.

Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.) -- DVDs.

Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- DVDs.

Statue of Liberty National Monument (N.Y. and N.J.) -- DVDs.