The West., Ken Burns presents ; directed by Stephen Ives ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward & Dayton Duncan ; produced by Stephen Ives, Jody Abramson, Michael Kantor ; executive producer, Ken Burns ; 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, Disc 2, Episodes 2-3,, DVD/Fullscreen,
Type
Label
The West., Ken Burns presents ; directed by Stephen Ives ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward & Dayton Duncan ; produced by Stephen Ives, Jody Abramson, Michael Kantor ; executive producer, Ken Burns ; 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, Disc 2, Episodes 2-3,, DVD/Fullscreen,
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated, PBS Home Video
Main title
The West.
Oclc number
56612413
Responsibility statement
Ken Burns presents ; directed by Stephen Ives ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward & Dayton Duncan ; produced by Stephen Ives, Jody Abramson, Michael Kantor ; executive producer, Ken Burns ; 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
Runtime
707
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
Table Of Contents
disc 2. Eps. 2 & 3, Empire upon the trails (84 min.) ; The speck of the future (84 min.)
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Empire upon the trailsSpeck of the future
resource.version
DVD/Fullscreen,
Classification
Contributor
- WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
- West Film Project, Inc
- PBS Home Video
- Kantor, Michael, 1961-
- Ives, Stephen
- Time Life Video & Television
- Abramson, Jody
- Florentine Films
- Ward, Geoffrey C
- Insignia Films
- Duncan, Dayton
- Paramount Home Video (Firm)
- Burns, Ken, 1953-
- Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association
- Coyote, Peter
Subject
Content
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- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor15
- WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
- West Film Project, Inc
- PBS Home Video
- Kantor, Michael, 1961-
- Ives, Stephen
- Time Life Video & Television
- Abramson, Jody
- Florentine Films
- Ward, Geoffrey C
- Insignia Films
- Duncan, Dayton
- Paramount Home Video (Firm)
- Burns, Ken, 1953-
- Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association
- Coyote, Peter
- Genre2
- Subject5
- Content1
- resource.continues1
- Mapped to1