The West [videorecording] / Ken Burns presents ; a film by Stephen Ives ; a co-production of Insignia Films and WETA-TV Washington in association with Florentine Films and Time-Life Video & Television ; produced by Stephen Ives, Jody Abramson, Michael Kantor ; directed by Stephen Ives ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward & Dayton Duncan
Format:
[videorecording] /
Edition:
Standard format
Publisher:
West Film ProjectInc./Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association, c1996 ;
West (Television program) 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:
Originally produced as a documentary television program in 1996 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 Special features (disc 1): making-of featurette (9 min.); interview with Burns & Ives & Geoffrey C. Ward (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) Narrator, Peter Coyote
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 (59 min.) ; One sky above us (64 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
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