Originally broadcast on Arts & Entertainment Network and the History Channel in 1993-2006. Title from container. Partially viewed. Sources used: videodisc container; Internet movie database WWW site, viewed July 6, 2022. Andrew Jackson: Narrated by Monte Markham. The adventures of Daniel Boone: Host, Peter Graves. Wild Bill Hickok: Host, Jack Perkins. Calamity Jane: Narrator, Mike McGlone. Annie Oakley: Narrated by Hank Brandt. The plot to kill Jesse James: Narrator, Robert Davi. Amelia Earhart: Narrated by Tara Carnes. Lucky: Narrator, Harry Chase.
Contents:
DISC 1: BIOGRAPHY Lewis & Clark: Explorers of the New Frontier / BIOGRAPHY: Andrew Jackson: A Man For the People -- DISC 2: BIOGRAPHY: Daniel Boone / BIOGRAPHY: Davy Crockett: American Frontier Legend -- DISC 3: BIOGRAPHY: Wild Bill Hickock: Gentleman of the Old West / BIOGRAPHY: Calamity Jane / BIOGRAPHY: Annie Oakley: Crack Shot in Petticoats -- DISC 4: The plot to kill Jesse James / The James gang: outlaw brothers -- DISC 5: BIOGRAPHY: Amelia Earhart: Queen of the Air / BIOGRAPHY: Lucky: the story of Charles Lindbergh.
Summary:
They are some of Americas most famous folk heroes, men and women of legend who made and changed history. Reacquaint yourself with some of the people who helped shape our nation in this collection of documentaries. From the remarkable life of Davy Crockett, who went from uneducated backwoodsman to celebrity frontiersman, to the dramatic story of Amelia Earhart, the revolutionary aviator whose baffling disappearance is one of the greatest mysteries of all time, to one of the country's most infamous outlaws, Jesse James, this collection of DVDs details the lives and legends of monumental characters remembered for their rugged individualism and undeniable impact on history. Other figures covered in this set include Lewis and Clark, Andrew Jackson, Daniel Boone, Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, Annie Oakley, and Charles Lindbergh.
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