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Author:

West (Television program)

Title:

The West [videorecording] / Ken Burns presents ; directed by Stephen Ives ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward & Dayton Duncan ; produced by Stephen Ives, Jody Abramson, Michael Kantor ; executive producer, Ken Burns ; a co-production of Insignia Films and WETA-TV Washington ; in association with Florentine Films and Time-Life Video & Television ; The West Film Project, Inc., Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association, Inc.

Format:

[videorecording] /

Edition:

Standard format.

Publisher:

Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment,

Copyright Date:

c2004

Description:

5 videodiscs (707 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

West (U.S.)--History.
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Authors:

Burns, Ken, 1953-
Ives, Stephen.
Ward, Geoffrey C.
Duncan, Dayton.
Abramson, Jody.
Kantor, Michael, 1961-
Coyote, Peter.
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)

Other Titles:

People.
Empire upon the trails.
Speck of the future.
Death runs riot.
Grandest enterprise under God.
Fight no more forever.
Geography of hope.
Ghost dance.
One sky above us.

Notes:

Narrated by Peter Coyote. 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). Special feature (disc 3): "The West" trivia quiz (10 questions). Special feature (disc 4): "The West" trivia quiz (10 questions). Special feature (disc 5): "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.

Contents:

disc 1. Ep. 1, The people (82 min.) -- disc 2. Eps. 2 & 3, Empire upon the trails (84 min.) ; The speck of the future (84 min.) -- disc 3. Eps. 4 & 5, Death runs riot (84 min.) ; The grandest enterprise under God (84 min.) -- disc 4. Eps. 6 & 7, Fight no more forever (85 min.) ; The geography of hope (84 min.) -- disc 5, Eps. 8 & 9, Ghost dance (58 min.) ; One sky above us (62 min.).

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.

ISBN:

9781415702482
1415702489

OCLC:

(OCoLC)56612413

UPC:

841887051279
097368858343

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