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A Home of Her Own: The Beehive and Lion Houses VHS
To outside observers, the Beehive and Lion Houses were monuments to a strange and isolated world of profound secrecy -- the subject of editorials and satire, whose symbolic importance surpassed its practical function. The curious would be left unsatisfied, however, as no observer was admitted into the inner sanctum of Brigham Young's intimate family life. A Home of Her Own: The Beehive and Lion Houses is the story of America's most dramatic and controversial 19th century family, of two homes in one and of the lives of those who called it home. Told through the eyes of two of Young's daughters, Clarissa Young Spencer and Susa Young Gates, A Home of Her Own offers an intimate, human perspective on Utah's first family. "We want not only to highlight the structure, its antiques, and its beauty, but also the lives of women and children who lived for years within its walls," says the documentary's creator Sally Shaum. "The documentary has a very warm and personal side."
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Battalion DVD
Ken Verdoia's two-hour documentary "BATTALION" uncovers the story of the Mormon Battalion during the War With Mexico. Marching 2,000 miles through the mostly uncharted American Southwest, the 500-man battalion was a pivotal force in fulfilling the national dream of Manifest Destiny. Their experiences, shared in this film through personal correspondence, journals and historical accounts, changed the face and fate of the American West. Battalion Website
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Butch Cassidy and The Outlaw Trail DVD
What really happened to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid? KUED producer John Howe journeys from Utah and Wyoming to Argentina and Bolivia to uncover the real story of the West's most famous outlaws. "BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE OUTLAW TRAIL" reveals important new information about the lives of Butch and Sundance on their Argentina ranch and in South America, and sheds new light on one of the greatest mysteries of the American West made famous in the Paul Newman-Robert Redford movie, "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid." Butch Cassidy Website
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Copper Canyon, American Dream
They left their homelands-Greece, Italy, England, Sweden, Japan-for hardscrabble boomtowns within the narrow walls of Utah's Bingham Canyon, lured by the prospect of underground riches and a faith in the "American Dream." Instead of gold, silver, and other precious metals, these immigrant miners found low-grade copper ore, a mineral whose value would skyrocket with the birth of electricity and telecommunications in America. The rich history of the people who created the world's largest open pit copper mine has been unearthed in an 80-minute KUED documentary produced by Colleen Casto. Copper Canyon Website
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Fire in the Hole VHS
At one time in the dark reaches of American mining history, determined forces were locked in battle for the very soul of the nation. It was a time when the fuse was lit, the blast was imminent, and the warning cry was offered: "fire in the hole!" At the turn of the 20th century, the West was poised on the brink of an industrial showdown; the conflict raged from the Canadian to the Mexican borders, destroyed thousands of lives, and challenged the nation's core values of justice and hard work. Find out more at KUED's website Fire In The Hole
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Flagship in the Desert DVD
In 1850, when the 21st century seemed inconceivably distant, the pioneering men and women who had arrived in the Salt Lake Valley only three years earlier made an investment that would outlive them all and benefit future generations. They established a university. In celebration of the University of Utah's sesquicentennial anniversary on February 28, 2000, KUED presents a one-hour special celebrating the University's history. Flagship in the Desert: 150 Years at the University of Utah highlights the university's accomplishments in research, teaching, and public service over the years. Moving chronologically through eras since the U.'s inception, the documentary takes a nostalgic look back at the great people and events that shaped the institution's legacy.
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Promontory DVD
It was predicted to be the biggest event ever to occur in Utah. Leaders proclaimed, “the world is welcome here.” They promised visitors would flow to Utah, admire the people and place, and be drawn back for more. Utah was told the outsiders would bring money, money that would trickle down and touch every household. It was called an opportunity of a lifetime; perhaps the opportunity of a century: to change, and yet somehow remain the same. The year was 1869. The isolation of the nation’s most unique territory was about to end, as men raced from east and west to meet at a place called Promontory. Promontory Website
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Red Blood Blue Blood: The Rivalry DVD
Featuring the U of U / BYU rivalry, this DVD is perfect for the avid University of Utah football fan.
Red Blood, Blue Blood: The Rivalry delivers first-hand stories through candid conversations with legendary coaches such as LaVell Edwards and Rond McBride. Broadcasters and writers such as Dick Rosetta, Bill Marcroft, and Paul James share side-splitting anecdotes from behind the scenes.
But the greatest voice comes from the stands - from the men, women, and children who don the Red or Blue as a lifetime commitment and the often hilarious lengths they will go to defend their team.
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