![America's national monuments : the historic South. [Volume 2], Southern Spanish colonies: Fort Frederica National Monument](https://illumira-media.s3.amazonaws.com/njcore_21367/tn/njcore_21367-7add701f4f53cb1e7b50eac6b4df8d24aaffcb2e-medium.jpg)
America's national monuments : the historic South. [Volume 2], Southern Spanish colonies: Fort Frederica National Monument
Of the three European countries vying for control of what would become the United States, Spain was the first to establish a colony more than 40 years before the English founded Jamestown. Three monuments tell the rich story of colonial Spain in the...
Global warming : the rising storm: warnings from a warmer planet
This program examines the scientific evidence of the effect that the burning of fossil fuels has had on our fragile planet. As the 20th Century entered its final decades, scientists began warning that the world’s climate could shift as a result of...
Ancient history : Ancient Pueblo people: the Anasazi
They stand today much as their builders left them 500 years ago. These are the cities of the Anasazi, the ancient Pueblo people of the four corners region of the western United States. Their history is the history of how a civilization, against all ...
![America's national monuments : the geologic West. [Volume 2], The Pacific Northwest's ring of fire: Craters of the Moon National Monument](https://illumira-media.s3.amazonaws.com/njcore_21377/tn/njcore_21377-c285f00a9d9f14391a158a4c391b5b96de44d5dc-medium.jpg)
America's national monuments : the geologic West. [Volume 2], The Pacific Northwest's ring of fire: Craters of the Moon National Monument
The ghostly splendor of desolation and geology is revealed in the Craters of the Moon National Monument's spectacular black lava.
![America's national monuments : the geologic West. [Volume 4], The great biodiversity of the Pacific Northwest: Cabrillo National Monument](https://illumira-media.s3.amazonaws.com/njcore_21382/tn/njcore_21382-a5c18a6684c5decceeee001a5172df9cfb15c6b3-medium.jpg)
America's national monuments : the geologic West. [Volume 4], The great biodiversity of the Pacific Northwest: Cabrillo National Monument
Cabrillo National Monument is an amazing story of marine and terrestrial biodiversity.
![America's national monuments : the historic South. [Volume 3], Slavery and the plantation system: Buck Island Reef and Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monuments](https://illumira-media.s3.amazonaws.com/njcore_21368/tn/njcore_21368-55f5959b0e1a107e43531930e88b5d110b6211e9-medium.jpg)
America's national monuments : the historic South. [Volume 3], Slavery and the plantation system: Buck Island Reef and Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monuments
The American South is home to some of the world's most spectacular ecosystems, from coral reefs to salt water marshes. It is also home to the origin of slavery and the plantation system in America. Three national monuments present this profound lega...
![America's national monuments : the legacy of the Great Plains. [Volume 3], Manifest destiny: Scott's Bluff National Monument](https://illumira-media.s3.amazonaws.com/njcore_21358/tn/njcore_21358-27494dc4e9317b3faa11483d164f014a322e4b39-medium.jpg)
America's national monuments : the legacy of the Great Plains. [Volume 3], Manifest destiny: Scott's Bluff National Monument
When President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana territory from the French in 1803, he essentially added the Great Plains to the United States. From that point forward, Americans looked to form a nation from sea to sea ... a great continental...
The complete history of the United States' wars, 1700-2004: the imperial wars
In the fifth program we look at the years 1868 to 1918. With the Civil War over, the call of Manifest Destiny turned Americans westward once more, and very quickly the United States became engaged in its longest running war, The Plains Indians War,...
The complete history of the United States' wars, 1700-2004: the global wars
After World War I, the 19th century's old balance of power vanished. Once more world domination through military conquest loomed as an actual possibility. In the sixth program, The Global Wars, we look at the years 1939 to 1953 as America spread i...
The complete history of the United States' wars, 1700-2004: manifest destiny wars
In this program, we look at the 50 years between the Revolutionary War and the Alamo. This period was the beginning of the United States' push westward...what would ultimately be called Manifest Destiny. Join George Kennedy as he hosts this third p...