Westward, the course of empire takes its way

Burns, Ric. (Added Author). McCullough, David G. (Added Author). Baker, Russell. (Added Author). Steeplechase Films Inc. (Added Author). WGBH Educational Foundation. (Added Author). Channel Four (Great Britain) (Added Author).

Summary: The first episode of the series "The way west." Chronicles the colorful and frantic opening decades of expansion, from the 1840's down through the Civil War. The pioneer movement and then the Gold Rush transformed the destiny of the continent and turned the world of Native Americans upside down. The ever-quickening pace of expansion led to a series of bloody confrontations between Native Americans and whites, culminating in the Minnesota Uprising of 1862, and, two years later, the massacre at Sand Creek.

Record details

ISBN: 1566331641
ISBN: 9781566331647
Physical Description: videorecording
videocassette
1 videocassette (VHS) (90 min.) : sd., b&w & col. ; 1/2 in.
Publisher: [United States] : Shanachie Entertainment Corp., 1995.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally produced for television broadcast on the program The American experience. Hi-fi stereo.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Editors, Bruce Shaw, Li-Shin Yu ; co-editor, Edward Barteski ; cinematography, Allen Moore, Buddy Squires ; music, Brian Keane ; co-producer, Matt Butcher ; associate producer, Norman Cohen ; sound editor, Ira Spiegel ; assistant editor, Chris White ; writer/director, Ric Burns ; producers, Lisa Ades, Ric Burns.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrated by Russell Baker ; featuring the voices of F. Murray Abraham, Philip Bosco, J.D. Cannon, Sam Elliott, Rodney Grant, Graham Greene, Holly Hunter, Gene Jones, Amy Madigan, E.G. Marshall, Frances McDormand, Matthew Modine, Chris Murney, George Plimpton, Ving Rhames, Frances Sternhagen, Wes Studi, Sheila Tousey, John Trudell, Eli Wallach, and M. Emmet Walsh. Host, David McCullough.
System Details Note:	VHS.