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The West [videorecording] / Ken Burns presents ; a film by Stephen Ives ; a co-production of Insignia Films and WETA-TV Washington in association with Florentine Films and Time-Life Video & Television ; produced by Stephen Ives, Jody Abramson, Michael Kantor ; directed by Stephen Ives ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward & Dayton Duncan.

Burns, Ken, 1953- (Added Author). Ives, Stephen. (Added Author). Ward, Geoffrey C. (Added Author). Duncan, Dayton. (Added Author). Abramson, Jody. (Added Author). Kantor, Michael, 1961- (Added Author). Hankin, Richard. (Added Author). Coyote, Peter. (Added Author). Insignia Films. (Added Author). WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.) (Added Author). Florentine Films. (Added Author). Time Life Video & Television. (Added Author). West Film Project, Inc. (Added Author). Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association. (Added Author). PBS Distribution (Firm) (Added Author).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1415702489
  • ISBN: 9781415702482
  • Physical Description: 5 videodiscs (ca. 720 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Standard format.
  • Publisher: [Washington, D.C.?] : West Film Project, Inc./Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association, c1996 ; c2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced as a documentary television program in 1996.
A co-production of Insignia Films and WETA-TV Washington; in association with Florentine Films and Time-Life Video & Television ; The West Film Project, Inc., Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association, Inc.
Special features (disc 1): making-of featurette (9 min.); interview with Burns & Ives & Geoffrey C. Ward (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).
Special feature (disc 2): "The West" trivia quiz (10 questions).
Special feature (disc 3): "The West" trivia quiz (10 questions).
Special feature (disc 4): "The West" trivia quiz (10 questions).
Special feature (disc 5): "The West" trivia quiz (10 questions).
Formatted Contents Note:
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 (59 min.) ; One sky above us (64 min.).
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Executive producer, Ken Burns ; producers, Stephen Ives, Jody Abramson, Michael Kantor ; writers, Geoffrey C. Ward, Dayton Duncan ; supervising editor, Paul Barnes ; editors, Richard Hankin, Michael Levine, Adam Zucker ; music, Mathias Gohl.
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrator, Peter Coyote.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated PBS Home Video.
System Details Note:
DVD, NTSC; region 1; full screen presentation; Dolby surround stereo.
Language Note:
In English; closed-captioned in English.
Subject:
West (U.S.) > History.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.)
Genre:
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

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