Title Subject Year Length
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The Donner Party A Rick Burns documentary done for PBS's the American Experience about the doomed attempt to get to California in 1846. More than just a riveting tale of death, endurance and survival. The Donner Party's nightmarish journey penetrated to the very heart of the American Dream at a crucial phase of the nation's "manifest destiny. Touching some of the most powerful social, economic and political currents of the time, this extraordinary narrative remains one of the most compelling and enduring episodes to come out of the West.
See the The Donner Party
1992 90
There is also a copy of the short Donner Party film they show at the museum.
Monumental: David Brower's Fight for Wild America The story of David Brower, a true American legend, an artist, a publisher, a filmmaker, First Executive Director of the Sierra Club, and a zealous crusader whose fiery dedication and activism inspired the environmental movement. See David Brower 2004 77
Ansel Adams A Rick Burns documentary explores the meaning and legacy of Adams's life and work within the context of the great themes that absorbed him throughout his career: the beauty and fragility of "the American earth," the inseparable bond of man and nature, and the moral obligation our present owes to the future. See Ansel Adams 2002 101
Sierra Club Chronicles Seven David vs. Goliath stories: the dramatic efforts of committed individuals across the country working to protect the health of their environment and communities, hosted by Daryl Hannah. 2006 30
Silent video about the building of Clair Tappaan Lodge

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last updated 2 July 2013