| Description |
5 videodiscs (267 min., 38 sec.) : sound, color, black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Contents |
disc 1. The crash of 1929 -- disc 2. The civilian conservation corps -- disc 3. Hoover dam -- disc 4. Surviving the dust bowl -- disc 5. Seabiscuit. |
| Credits |
Disc 1: Producers, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer ; writer, Ronald H. Blumer ; editor, Alison Ellwood ; narrator, Philip Bosco. Disc 2: Written, produced and directed by Robert Stone ; co-produced by Alison Guss ; edited by Don Kleszy ; original score Gary Lionelli ; camera by Philip Holihan and Paul Reuter. Disc 3: Written, produced, and directed by Stephen Stept ; editor, John J. Martin ; cinematography, Jon Else ; music, Tom Phillips ; narrator, Peter Coyote. Disc 4: Written and produced by Chana Gazit ; coproduced and edited by David Steward ; cinematography, Allan Palmer ; narrator, Liev Schreiber. Disc 5: Directed by Stephen Ives ; produced by Stephen Ives and Eve Morgenstern ; written by Michelle Ferrari ; cinematography, Buddy Squires, Allan Palmer, Peter Nelson, Allen Moore ; edited by Toby Shimin. |
| Summary |
Looks at the stock market collapse of 1929, FDR's Tree army, development of the CCC, engineering one of the greatest construction projects of all time and surviving in the black blizzards of the Dust bowl. The bright light for many was the unlikely champion of the racetrack, Seabiscuit. |
| Note |
Special features: bonus Seabiscuit footage: an interview with Stephen Ives, Superhorses Gallery ; printable materials for educators ; access to program web sites. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Subject |
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
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Pollard, Red, 1909-1981.
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Depressions -- 1929 -- Videodiscs.
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Stock Market Crash, 1929 -- Videodiscs.
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Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) -- History -- Videodiscs.
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Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) -- Videodiscs.
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Dust Bowl Era, 1931-1939 -- Videodiscs.
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Dust storms -- Great Plains -- History -- 20th century -- Videodiscs.
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Seabiscuit (Race horse) -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Documentary films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Stone, Robert, 1958-
The civilian conservation corps. 2009.
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WGBH Educational Foundation.
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
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Middlemarch Films.
The crash of 1929. 1990.
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Firstlight Pictures.
Hoover dam. 1999.
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Steward/Gazit Productions, Inc.
Surviving the dust bowl. 1998.
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Insignia Films.
Seabiscuit. 2003.
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| Added Title |
Nineteen thirties |
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Nineteen hundred thirties |
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American experience (Television program) The 1930s.
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| ISBN |
9781608831210 |
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1608831213 |
| Standard No. |
841887011242 |
| Music No. |
AMX62200 WGBH |
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