This historical dictionary of Mexico seeks to provide in one concise reference book a factual overview of the principle people, places, events, movements, ideas, and occurrences that have shaped Mexico.

A series of historical documentaries that provides illuminating perspectives on significant people, places and events that affected U.S. history.

An introduction to the fictional world of the people, places, and things, of Alagas͡ia.

A collection of bizarre facts, stories, and photographs featuring strange creatures, people, places, and adventures from around the world.

Discoveries-- America, a fresh look at the remarkable, unique & culturally diverse USA, includes video essays about people, places, cultures & the beauty of various states.--Container.

What is a community? Learn about the people, places, and things that make a community special, and learn what it takes to keep a community strong.

"Cornelia Brown is reeling from a terrifying act of violence when she gets word that her mother has been badly injured in an accident. Cornelia returns to Virginia, to the house she grew up in, and in the weeks that follow, she watches her mother Ellie struggle to recover, fluctuating between her usual crisp, can-do clarity and periods of delirium during which she seems haunted by a devastating loss from her past. In grief-stricken tones, Ellie begs...

Join Elmo and his friends as they all learn about the wonderful people, places, and things on Sesame Street! With over two hours of Elmo's World shorts, preschoolers will find joy in everything their neighborhood offers!

"Galloway, an ancient town in an obscure corner of Scotland, has a proud and unique heritage based on hardy cattle and wide moors. But as the twentieth century progressed, the people of Galloway deserted the land and the moors have been transformed into commercial forest. Desperate to connect with his native land, Patrick Laurie plunges into work on his family farm. Investing in the oldest and most traditional breeds of Galloway cattle, he begins...

For the five years between 1908 and 1913, DW Griffith directed some 450 films for the Biograph Company, delivering at a rate of two or three films per week. These films, one and two reels in length, are sometimes regarded as apprentice works, films in which Griffith borrowed, invented, and perfected the forms and techniques that he later used to such memorable effects in The Birth of a Nation (1915), Intolerance (1916), Way Down East (1920), Orphans...