| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
| Note |
Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
| Performer |
Patrick N. Allitt |
| Event |
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2017. |
| Summary |
With the Homestead Act of 1862, public lands became available for anyone willing to settle and farm them. Enter the homesteaders. Explore the frustrations they faced in trying to cultivate the Great Plains, what fiction reveals about their emotions, and how farming difficulties led to the rise of the People's Party, or Populists. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In English |
| Subject |
History, Modern.
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Americans.
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| Genre |
Education films.
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| Added Author |
N. Allitt, Patrick, actor.
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The Great Courses (Firm), Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
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| Music No. |
6679916 Kanopy |
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