| Description |
2 videodiscs (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally broadcast on The History Channel in 2005. |
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Special features: Behind-the-scenes: "Conquering the East"; behind-the-scenes: "Conquering the West." |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Performer |
Narrator: Jeffrey Wright. |
| Cast |
Lee Perkins, Paul Drinan, Brent Keast, Greg Trzaskowski, Alejandro Velasques. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Yoram Astrakhan, Abe Levy ; art director, Chris Davis ; editor, Tony Bacon ; costume designer, Jeannine Wiest. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
After Columbus discovered America came men to make a conquest. From all corners of the world, explorers reached the shores of the New World to reap untold riches, seek new routes to the Far East, and gain the most elusive glory of all - a place in history. A sweeping saga of bravery, cruelty and pure folly, these are the stories of adventurers who stopped at nothing to conquer an unknown land and its peoples. Led by legendary cities of gold and mythical passages to China, foiled by international intrigue and mutiny on the high seas, men like Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, Henry Hudson, Jean Ribault, and Vitus Bering left an indelible mark on a vast new continent. Expedition logs, period accounts, and other primary materials help tell the story of America's exploration. Filled with commentary from leading scholars and on-site re-enactments. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: Southwest -- Southeast -- Disc 2: Northeast -- Northwest. |
| Subject |
Bering, Vitus Jonassen, 1681-1741.
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Menéndez de Avilés, Pedro, 1519-1574.
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Coronado, Francisco Vásquez de, 1510-1554.
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Hudson, Henry, -1611.
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Ribaut, Jean, approximately 1520-1565.
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Explorers -- America -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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Bacon, Tony.
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Collins, Rocky.
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Wolfinger, Lisa.
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Wright, Jeffrey.
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Perkins, Lee.
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Drinan, Paul.
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Keast, Brent.
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Trzaskowski, Greg.
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Astrakhan, Yoram.
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Levy, Abe.
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Arts and Entertainment Network.
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New Video Group.
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| Added Title |
Conquest of America (Television program)
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| ISBN |
0767082583 (set) |
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0767082591 (disc 1) |
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0767082605 (disc 2) |
| Standard No. |
733961728583 (set) |
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733961726590 (disc 1) |
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733961728606 (disc 2) |
| Music No. |
AAE-72858 (set) A&E Television Network |
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AAE-72859 (disc 1) A&E Television Network |
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AAE-72860 (disc 2) A&E Television Network |
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