FAU Libraries Media Center - Videographies, Travel

VH 5690 Alaska, Denali Wilderness
Summary: Alaska's Denali National park is the backdrop for a year round struggle for survival. Wolves, grizzlies, moose and caribou are depicted in dramatic life and death sequences in this snowy, desolate environment. 030 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: GEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT

VH 4141 Alaska Experience, The & Denali National Park
Summary: Meet the native Eskimos, Indians, and Aleuts of Alaska. Begin your tour with a cruise through the Inside Passage, home to sea lions, whales, and thousands of birds. First stop is Ketchikan, where you can watch totem poles being carved. Next is Sitka, first capital of the territory, noted for its Russian architecture. At Juneau, visit the Red Dog Saloon, where hordes of gold seekers caroused in the 1880's. Watch a canoe race and ride a hot air balloon at Anchorage, the state's largest city and financial center. 050 Min. VIDEO 1989

VH 5694 Alaska Portrait
Summary: Go on a journey that spans more than 1, 500 miles from the craggy faced fjords and glaciers of Southeast Alaska to the fragile Arctic tundra of Alaska's North slope. 040 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: GEOGRAPHY

VH 7165 Alaska's Great Wilderness
Summary: Travel to Alaska's great wilderness and witness the amazing cycles in one of the last pristine places on our planet. Explore the vibrant territory beneath Mount McKinley, and soar above it. Watch the caribou roam, a mother grizzly and her cubs, and the flight of the majestic golden eagle. 054 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: GEOGRAPHY, ECOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT

VH 5693 Alaska, The Last Frontier
Summary: Travels throughout Alaska exploring the various aspects of the state, including its diverse culture, climate, and geography, as well as some of the top attractions. 075 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: ENVIRONMENT, GEOGRAPHY

VH 5691 Alaska, Voices from the Ice
Summary: A nature film for tourists surveying the Alaskan countryside. 020 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: ENVIRONMENT, GEOGRAPHY, ECOLOGY

VH 4143 American West
Summary: Start where America's mighty Mississippi empties into the Gulf of Mexico. Voyage upriver and wonder at the majesty of the Great Lakes, then head west to take in some of our country's most incredible scenic highlights. 060 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: READER'S DIGEST SCENIC WONDERS OF AMERICA

VH 4142 Atlantic Vistas
Summary: From early morning sunlight that lights up the rocky shores of Maine's Acadia National park to a glowing sunset over the Everglades in Florida, here's an unforgettable panorama of brilliant autumn leaves, thundering waterfalls, shadowed caves, cypress filled swamps, and more. 060 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: READER'S DIGEST SCENIC WONDERS OF AMERICA

VH 6655 Australia
Summary: A 2, 476 mile journey across Australia, beginning in Sydney, and including Adelaide, Kalgoorlie, the Blue Mountains, coastlines, beaches and more. 054 Min. VIDEO 1996 Series: WORLD'S GREATEST TRAIN RIDE VIDEOS

VH 6564 Caribbean Eye. Part 1, Community Celebration
Summary: Caribbean festivals create and sustain a sense of community. This program looks at some of the folk festivals of the Caribbean region: the Hindu festival of Phagwa in Trinidad and Guyana; the La Rose and La Marguerite flower festivals in St. Lucia; the Johnkunnoo of Jamaica, Belize and Bahamas; masquerade in Guyana and St. Kitts and the Hosein festivals in Trinidad and Jamaica. 029 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: CARIBBEAN STUDIES, ANTHROPOLOGY

VH 6563 Caribbean Eye. Part 9
Summary: This program shows the Trinidad Carnival and then visits carnivals in Dominica, Grenada, St. Vincent, St. Kitts, Antigua, St. Lucia, Barbados, Jamaica and Martinique, looking at their unique forms and examining their shared role which is essentially the liberation of the spirit. 027 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, CARIBBEAN STUDIES

VH 8137 Glimpses Of West Africa: French
Summary: A travelogue of West Africa in which the viewer visits modern Abjidan with its four lane highways, tropical arboretums, canals and bustling university campus; goes by bus to rural Korhogo in Northern Cote d'Ivoire; stops along the route for a meal of foutou; drops by a peanut farm in Senegal; meets students, teachers and performers in Mali and listens to the verses of Malian poets. 032 Min. VIDEO 2001

VH 4145 Hawaiian Paradise
Summary: Take a journey of discovery to six of the most beautiful islands on earth: Kauai, Hawaii, Lanai, Molokai, Maui, and Oahu. Watch a master lei-maker create colorful garlands, go snorkeling in Hanauma Bay, enjoy the sun on Waikiki Beach. Stand in fields of sugarcane and pineapple and visit a macadamia nut farm. Join a wedding party in Fern Grotto and attend an authentic luau. 090 Min. VIDEO 1990

VH 6009 Iceland: The Hot Spot
Summary: Show the country of Iceland to be a beautiful place to visit. 007 Min. VIDEO

VH 8020 Jamaican Heritage
Summary: After presenting a brief history of Jamaica the film shows some of the architecture, landscape, art and culture of the island. 026 Min. VIDEO 1976 Subject: CARIBBEAN STUDIES

VH 7564 Life And Debt
Summary: A film, which is set in Jamaica, studies how contemporary free trade policies and global financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and World Trade Organization affect the economies of developing nations. 086 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: CARIBBEAN STUDIES, ECONOMICS

VH 6656 New Zealand
Summary: This journey through New Zealand takes you on a complete rail tour. 049 Min. VIDEO 1998 Series: WORLD'S GREATEST TRAIN RIDES VIDEOS

VH 4144 Pacific Frontiers
Summary: Your journey begins in the stark beauty of Death Valley National Monument. It ends with enthralling closeups of rare nene birds in the crater of a dormant volcano in Hawaii. In between: crashing waves, a dense rain forest, icy glaciers, and other extraordinary treasures. 060 Min. VIDEO 1991 Series: READER'S DIGEST SCENIC WONDERS OF AMERICA

VH 7118 River Spirit- Port of New Orleans
Summary: An overview of the Port of New Orleans. 006 Min. VIDEO Subject: ECONOMICS, U.S. HISTORY

VH 1886 San Francisco California, U.S.A.
Summary: A videocassette that gives travel tips on what to see & where to go in San Francisco. 040 Min. VIDEO 1988

VH 5470 Shalom Sesame: Tel Aviv
Summary: A visit to a public market, the Tel Aviv boardwalk and beach, the city of Jaffa along with songs and cartoons that introduce the numbers and letters of the Hebrew alphabet. 030 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: LANGUAGE SKILLS Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 5469 Shalom Sesame: The Land of Israel
Summary: Introduces the country, people, culture, and language of Israel through a lively mix of animation, song, comedy, and film. From the excitement of city life to the beauty of the desert: visit Metulla, Haifa, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Caesarea. Also learn Hebrew words and numbers. 033 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: LANGUAGE SKILLS Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 7032 Transportation
Summary: For thousand of years a lack of means of transportation circumscribed the potential of mankind but with the advent of steamships, trains, automobiles and airplanes, societies began to travel and intermingle. This program investigates the history of transportation, its revolutionary impact on society, and its environmental consequences. 053 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: SOCIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT

VH 7049 Work & Money
Summary: Explores the hopes of men and women in Iraq, Palestine and Syria as embodied in the occupation of flying. 026 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: MIDDLE EAST Series: ARAB DIARIES