The West: Disc 1 & 2
Chronicles the history of the American West, starting with the first European explorations and ending with the beginning of the 20th century. Examines the impact of the white settlers on the lives of the Native Americans and the land. Also discusses the Gold Rush, the Civil War, the building of the...
| Corporate Author: | Insignia Films., WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), Florentine Films., Time Life Video & Television., West Film Project, Inc., Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association., PBS Home Video., Paramount Home Video (Firm) |
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| Other Authors: | Burns, Ken, 1953-, Ives, Stephen., Ward, Geoffrey C., Duncan, Dayton., Abramson, Jody., Kantor, Michael, 1961-, Coyote, Peter. |
| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[Alexandria, Va.] : Hollywood, Calif. :
PBS Home Video ; Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment,
c2004.
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| Edition: | Standard format. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Chronicles the history of the American West, starting with the first European explorations and ending with the beginning of the 20th century. Examines the impact of the white settlers on the lives of the Native Americans and the land. Also discusses the Gold Rush, the Civil War, the building of the transcontinental railroad, the battle of Little Bighorn, and the massacre at Wounded Knee. |
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| Item Description: |
Originally produced as a documentary television program in 1996. Special features (disc 1): making-of featurette (9 min.); interview with Burns & Ives (originally broadcast on The Charlie Rose Show, 22 min.); 4 interactive maps; "The West" trivia quiz (10 questions); "Did you know ...? Frontier facts" (10 entries). Special feature (disc 2): "The West" trivia quiz (10 questions). Program notes on set container include episode summaries and a message from Ken Burns & Stephen Ives ("New perspectives on the West"). Individual episodes of this program are indexed by the PBS Video database of America's history & culture merged index. The index is available in print and online. "Presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original television exhibition"--Container. |
| Physical Description: |
2 videodiscs (250 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert. |
| Format: |
DVD, region 1; Dolby surround stereo. |
| Audience: |
Not rated |
| Production Credits: |
Editors, Richard Hankin, Michael Levine, Adam Zucker ; music by Mathias Gohl. |
| ISBN: |
1415702489 9781415702482 |