| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 90 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Series |
Ken Burns |
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Ken Burns' America collection.
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| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by Ken Burns. |
| Performer |
Narrated by Ethan, Geo, John, Kevin, Ned, Pasha, Thomas. |
| Summary |
Ken Burns tells the story of a tiny school in Putney, Vermont, the Greenwood School, where each year the students are encouraged to memorize, practice and recite the Gettysburg Address. In its exploration of Greenwood, whose students, boys ages 11-17, all face a range of complex learning differences, the film also unlocks the history, context and importance of President Lincoln's most powerful address. |
| Audience |
Rated PG. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Gettysburg address -- Memorizing.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Gettysburg address -- History.
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Learning disabled children -- Education -- Vermont.
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Oral interpretation -- Students -- Attitudes.
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| Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Burns, Ken, 1953- television director, television producer, screenwriter.
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Darling, Christopher, television producer.
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hoopla digital.
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| Added Title |
Container of (work): Address (Television program)
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Container of (expression): Address (Television program). Spanish.
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| Music No. |
MWT11168997 |
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