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1. The 1930s Beginning with the 1929 stock market collapse, The 1930s looks at the creation of FDR's Tree Army... 292 min on 5 DVDs List $39.99 Member $35.99	2. The Crash of 1929 In 1929 there were few critics of the stock market; it seemed to rise without limits. In fact, pr... 60 min on 1 DVD List $24.99 Member $22.49
3. A Class Apart Built around the landmark 1954 legal case Hernandez v. Texas, the film interweaves the stories of... 60 min on 1 DVD List $24.95 Member $22.45	4. The Polio Crusade This film interweaves the personal accounts of polio survivors with the story of an ardent crusad... 60 min on 1 DVD List $24.99 Member $22.49
5. Grand Central On January 8, 1902, a commuter train traveling through a tunnel in New York City's Grand Central ... 60 min on 1 DVD List $24.95 Member $22.45	6. Oswald's Ghost The assassination of President Kennedy left a wound on America that is still with us today. Few A... 90 min on 1 DVD List $24.95 Member $22.45
7. The Mormons The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of America's fastest growing religion... 240 min on 1 DVD List $24.95 Member $22.45	8. Scottsboro: An American Tragedy In March 1931, a freight train crowded with homeless and jobless hoboes left Chattanooga, Tennes... 90 min on 1 VHS List $19.95 Member $17.95
9. Victory in the Pacific "Take no prisoners. Fight to the bitter end." Those were everyday words to combat tr... 120 min on 1 DVD List $24.95 Sale $21.21 Member $19.09	10. The Massie Affair In the early years of the 20th century, at a time when the U.S. Navy dominated Hawaii, Americans... 60 min on 1 DVD List $29.95 Member $26.95