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Programs by Young Audiences of Massachusetts (YAMA)
Program Name | Virtual | AudienceNum | Audience | Description | Last Modified |
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The Finest Hours: The True Story of the Coast Guard's Most Daring Rescue | Yes | 5,6,7 | Tweens (9-12), Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | On February 18, 1952, a vicious Nor’easter wrecked two gigantic oil tankers less then 20 miles off the coast of Cape Cod. To save the crewmen, the Coast Guard braved towering waves that reached ...Full Description |
Yes |
From the Mayflower Through King Philip's Indian War | Yes | 5,6,7 | Tweens (9-12), Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | Drawing from the research in his book, Tougias discusses the causes, the battles, and the aftermath of America’s first war between colonists and natives, covering the time period between the landing ...Full Description |
Yes |
Into the Blizzard: Heroism at Sea During the Great Blizzard of 1978 | Yes | 5,6,7 | Tweens (9-12), Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | During the height of the blizzard of 1978, the pilot boat Can Do set out from Gloucester, MA with five men onboard, to assist a lost Coast Guard boat and an oil tanker in a Mayday situation. Using dramatic ...Full Description |
Yes |
A Storm Too Soon: A True Story of Survival and A Remarkable Rescue | Yes | 5,6,7 | Tweens (9-12), Teenagers (13-17), Adults (18+) | Seventy-foot waves batter a tattered life raft 250 miles out to sea in one of the world’s most dangerous places, the Gulf Stream. Hanging onto the raft are three men, a Canadian, a Brit, and their ...Full Description |
Yes |