| Description |
5 videodiscs (707 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1; Dolby surround stereo., full screen. |
| Language |
In English. |
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Closed-captioned. |
| Performer |
Narrated by Peter Coyote. |
| Credits |
Editors, Richard Hankin, Michael Levine, Adam Zucker ; music by Mathias Gohl. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Special features (disc 1): making-of featurette (9 min.); interview with Burns & Ives (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). |
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Special feature (disc 2): "The West" trivia quiz (10 questions). |
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Special feature (disc 3): "The West" trivia quiz (10 questions). |
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Special feature (disc 4): "The West" trivia quiz (10 questions). |
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Special feature (disc 5): "The West" trivia quiz (10 questions). |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Audience |
Not rated PBS Home Video. |
| 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 (58 min.) ; One sky above us (62 min.). |
| Subject |
West (U.S.) -- History -- Videodiscs.
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Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Documentary television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Burns, Ken, 1953-
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Ives, Stephen.
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Ward, Geoffrey C.
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Duncan, Dayton.
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Abramson, Jody.
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Kantor, Michael, 1961-
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Coyote, Peter.
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Insignia Films.
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WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
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Florentine Films.
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Time Life Video & Television.
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West Film Project, Inc.
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Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association.
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PBS Home Video.
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Paramount Home Video (Firm)
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| Note |
Title on container: Ken Burns presents The West |
| Added Title |
West (Television program)
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People.
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Empire upon the trails.
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Speck of the future.
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Death runs riot.
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Grandest enterprise under God.
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Fight no more forever.
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Geography of hope.
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Ghost dance.
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One sky above us.
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| ISBN |
1415702489 |
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9781415702482 |
| Standard No. |
097368858343 |
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841887051279 (packaging) |
| Music No. |
88583 PBS Home Video |
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