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4 videodiscs (approximately 2 hrs.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt designated the nation's first National Monument and opened the door for all future Presidents to join him in his quest to recognize the diverse depth and breadth of this great nation. Roosevelt's purpose was to preserve significant parcels of American history and geology for future generations of Americans to experience. Hence forth, each National Monument has been designated by a sitting U.S. President as...
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372 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cm.
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English
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"Few places in the U.S. boast as rich a diversity of landscape and public lands as northern New Mexico. Here in one volume is an authoritative overview of the geology of these parks, monuments, and public lands, with information on the regional setting, the rock record, and the most prominent geologic features. The book includes chapters on nine national parks and monuments, seventeen state parks, and many of the most popular Bureau of Land Management...
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1 videodisc (50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Visit nine National Monuments (NM) and a National Historic Site (NHS). Sites: Navajo NM, Wupatke NM, Sunset Crater Volcano NM, Walnut Canyon NM, Montezuma Castle NM, Tuzigoot NM, Tonto NM, Casa Grande Ruins NM, Canyon de Chelly NM and Hubbell Trading Post NHS.
4) Capital
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40 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 x 29 cm
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English
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Provides a history of Washington, D.C., focusing on the National Mall, its monuments and surrounding buildings.
11) Mount Rushmore
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32 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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Explains the history and importance of Mount Rushmore.
13) The Alamo
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32 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 21 cm.
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English
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Presents information on the history of the Alamo, including the famous battle of 1836 that took place there, some of the men involved in that battle, and its significance in the struggle for Texas's independence from Mexico.
15) Mount Rushmore
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1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Using home movies owned by the sculptor's family, long-forgotten archival footage and still photographs, and beautiful original photography, Mount Rushmore tells a story that is as bizarre and wonderful as the monument itself.
16) Liberty
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41 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 33 cm
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English
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Discusses all the planning and efforts that went into the construction of one of the most famous symbols of the United States, the Statue of Liberty.
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328 pages ; 23 cm
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English
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"Anthropologist Sophia Shepard is researching the impact of tourism on cultural sites in a remote national monument on the Utah-Arizona border when she unexpectedly crosses paths with two small-time criminals. The Ashdown brothers were hired to steal maps from a collector of Native American artifacts, but instead of delivering as promised, the brothers are out to strike it rich. But their ineptitude has alerted the local sheriff to their presence...
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