Kiowa County Public Library District

A period docudrama re-creating Zebulon Pike's second western expedition, 1806-07, which was the first attempt to explore the American Southwest. Focuses on the ordeals these men faced, and sets the expedition in context of American history and western exploration.

In August, 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton, renowned explorer set sail with 27 men on his ship The Endurance. His plan was to be the first expedition to cross the Antarctic continent. Marooned on four feet of ice, in over 8,000 feet deep water, Shackleton and his crew survived some 635 days and nights, without proper shelter or rations, enduring the harshest conditions imaginable.

Dramatic re-enactment of the overland journey of Lewis and Clark as they surveyed the American West.

Luc Jacquet, the director of March of the Penguins, reveals some of his favorite places and animals through four short films. Each film finds interesting stories that occur in each animal's natural surroundings.

Program 1: The End of the Earth: Shows the fierce, remote, and astonishingly beautiful part of the earth. Look into the face of the Katabatic, the downward sloping wind that decimates life and dictates the weather. Then look at icebergs at the edge of the sea, these vast platforms of ice are the source of life for seals, whales, krill, penguins and petrels, but they also have a life of their own. Program 2: Under Antarctic Ice: Beneath the surface...

Recounts the story of intrepid adventurers who tried to tame the Amazon and investigates tales of heroism, greed, and death in this hostile region from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Ford, to Hiram Bingham, and more.

Presents the life of Christopher Columbus, from his childhood in Genoa, to his voyages to the New World in search of Asia, to his death, penniless and disgraced.

This is the story of Christopher Columbus, who believed the East could be reached by sailing west.

Sought by explorers for centuries and hailed as the one of the most beautiful waterways in the world, The Northwest Passage tells a dramatic story of courage, discovery and adventure. From the breath-taking landscapes of the Arctic to the unforgettable exporters that risked everything to accomplish the un-thinkable, this 6-Part documentary highlights the missions and mysteries of the world s greatest waterway. Through in-depth interviews with experts...

Chronicles the history of the United States from colonial origins to the beginning of the 21st century.