Mary Silliman's war videorecording / produced by Heritage Films and Citadel Films ; produced by Steven Schecter & Barry Cowling ; written by Steven Schecter & Louisa Burns-Bisogno ; directed by Stephen Surjik.
Format:
videorecording /
Publisher:
Producers Post, Producers Post,
Copyright Date:
1998, c1993
Description:
1 videocassette (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study manual ([7] p. ; 22 cm.)
Made possible by National Endowment for the Humanities, ... [et al.] VHS NTSC DUB: 01/07/98. Produced with the participation of the Nova Scotia Film Development Corporation. Based on: The way of duty / by Joy Day Buel and Richard Buel, Jr. Nancy Palk, Richard Donat.
Summary:
Based on the memoir and letters of Mary Silliman whose husband, a patriot leader, was kidnapped by tories from their Fairfield, Conn., home during the American Revolutionary War, this film depicts the struggles and divisions in this New England town, as well as Mary's personal dilemmas and confrontations in seeking her husband's freedom while still tending to the needs of their family.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)38877471
Locations:
SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)
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.