Ancient history: Greek accomplishments
Globe Trekker's Zay Harding hosts this new look at one of the world's most ancient civilizations. It has been said that all western art and science is but a footnote to ancient Greek accomplishments. In this program, the story is told of how Greek t...
The complete history of the United States' wars, 1700-2004: wars for the continent
At the start of the 18th century, two factors shaped the colonial approach to war. First, early colonists found themselves isolated in hostile territory. If they were going to survive attacks from local tribes, they would have to do it on their own....
Ancient history: the Greek city-state and democracy
Globe Trekker's Zay Harding hosts this new look at the world's ancient civilization of Greece. During the Golden Age of the Greek City States 2500 years ago, the ancient Greeks gave to the world something much more valuable than architectural wonder...
The complete history of the United States' wars, 1700-2004: the Revolutionary War
The American colonists, having rid themselves of the French and the Native Americans, found a new threat: their own mother country - Britain. The Boston Massacre, followed by the Boston Tea Party, were the beginnings of a rebellion. Britain, with m...
Ancient Rome reexamined: the rise and fall of the Roman Empire
Rome's first Emperor was Augustus. In The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, a series of good and bad emperors from 27 B.C. to 476 A.D. rise to Rome's throne. During this time, Rome assimilates all of the Mediterranean world and most of Western Euro...
The complete history of the United States' wars, 1700-2004: the Civil War
In our fourth program we look at the years 1846 to 1865. The two wars America fought in this period could not have been more different. The Mexican American War of 1846 was a brief, almost light-hearted campaign that ended quickly and brought vast...
The complete history of the United States' wars, 1700-2004: the Cold War
By the middle of the 20th-century, a completely new kind of war emerged. It was a war whose battles did not allow for direct confrontation between the two main combatants, the United States and the Soviet Union. This was because direct confrontatio...
A history of American Indian achievement: the golden age of ancient American Indians
This second program covers the years 1700 B.C. - 1000 A.D. During the classic golden age of American Indians, they built some of the world's greatest cities and adopted agriculture and the bow and arrow. This original, eight-part series of half-hour...
A history of American Indian achievement: the emergence of the American Indian hero
This seventh program covers the years 1883-1942. The first half of the 20th-century was the worst of times for American Indians. They were a vanishing race. Then something remarkable happened: four American Indian women made their voices heard in th...
18th century turning points in U.S. history: Episode 4. 1750-1766
American history, 18th century American history, United States history, and 18th century United States history begin in this fourth 18th Century Turning Points program. In this series, eight half hour programs tell the exciting story of America's tr...