Holmes, Burnham

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Basic training

a portrait of today's Army
1979
Follows one squad of Army trainees through all phases of basic training.

George Eastman

1991
Describes the life of the man who revolutionized photography by developing a camera simple enough for anyone to use.

Early morning rounds

a portrait of a hospital
1981
Follows the activities of two third-year medical students as they rotate through different hospital departments including the emergency room, surgery, and obstetrics.

Paul Robeson

a voice of struggle
1995
The story of Robeson, the stage actor whose career declined as he became increasingly involved in the world peace and racial equality movements.

The first seeing eye dogs

1978
Discusses some of the early efforts in training dogs to guide the blind in Switzerland and later in the United States, focusing on the relationship of Morris Frank and his dog Buddy who pioneered needed changes for traveling blind people in this country.

The Third Amendment

1991
Studies the historical circumstances in the American colonies that eventually led to the drafting of the Third Amendment, which forbids the arbitrary quartering of troops in private homes.

Edward Hopper

2003
Offers a brief biographical profile of Edward Hopper which provides information on his early childhood, his lifelong love of the sea, his artistic career, and other related topics.

Cesar Chavez

farm worker activist
1994
Text and accompanying photographs present a biography of the Mexican American labor activist who helped organize the migrant farm workers and establish a union to fight for their rights.

The world's first baseball game

1978
Describes the development of rules for baseball and the first game played "by the rules" in Hoboken, New Jersey, on June 19, 1846.

The Fifth Amendment

1991
Traces the history of the several clauses of the Fifth Amendment: the right to a grand jury, due process, self-incrimination, double jeopardy, and eminent domain.

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