The plow that broke the plains : a U.S. documentary film / Resettlement Administration ; written and directed by Pare Lorentz. Night mail / G.P.O Film Unit ; produced by Basil Wright and Harry Watt.
Publisher:
Video Images :
Copyright Date:
1987
Description:
1 videocassette (49 min.) : sound, black and white ; 1/2 in.
Narrator: Thomas Chalmers (for Plow that broke the Plains). Originally produced as documentary films in the U.S. (first work) and England (second work) in 1936.
Summary:
The first work traces the social and economic history of the Great Plains from the settlement of prairies by cattlemen and farmers through the World War I boom to drought and depression. The second work depicts the nightly journey of the mail train from London to Scotland.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)33960110
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.