The West
(DVD)
Contributors
Burns, Ken, 1953- producer.
Ives, Stephen, director,
Ward, Geoffrey C., screenwriter.
Duncan, Dayton screenwriter.
Abramson, Jody, producer.
Ives, Stephen, director,
Ward, Geoffrey C., screenwriter.
Duncan, Dayton screenwriter.
Abramson, Jody, producer.
Published
[Washington, D.C.?] : West Film Project, Inc./Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association, [2013].
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Description
5 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Teton Co. Library - Audio Visual Collection
DVD 978 WEST
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DVD 978 WEST
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| Volume | Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
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| Teton Co. Library - Audio Visual Collection | DVD 978 WEST | On Shelf |
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| Albany Co. - Rock River Branch - Audio Visual Collection | DVD HISTORY WEST | On Shelf | ||
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Published
[Washington, D.C.?] : West Film Project, Inc./Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association, [2013].
Format
DVD
Edition
Full screen version.
Language
English
UPC
841887051279
Notes
General Note
Originally produced as a documentary television program in 1996.
General Note
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.
General Note
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).
General Note
Special features Disc 1: The making of The West ; Interview with the filmmakers ; Interactive maps ; The West trivia quiz ; Did you know...? frontier facts ; Photo credits.
General Note
Special features Disc 2: "The West" trivia quiz (10 questions); Photo credits.
General Note
Special feature Disc 3: "The West" trivia quiz (10 questions); Photo credits.
General Note
Special feature Disc 4: "The West" trivia quiz (10 questions); Photo credits.
General Note
Special feature Disc 5: "The West" trivia quiz (10 questions); Photo credits.
Creation/Production Credits
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, Matthias Gohl ; directors of photography, Buddy Squires, Allen Moore.
Participants/Performers
Narrator, Peter Coyote.
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.
Reading Level
Not rated,PBS Home Video.
System Details
DVD, NTSC; region 1; full screen presentation; Dolby surround stereo.
Language
In English; closed-captioned in English.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Burns, K., Ives, S., Ward, G. C., Duncan, D., Abramson, J., Kantor, M., Hankin, R., Barnes, P., Levine, M. (. e., Gohl, T., Zucker, A., Squires, B., Moore, A., & Coyote, P. (2013). The West (Full screen version.). West Film Project, Inc./Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ken Burns et al.. 2013. The West. West Film Project, Inc./Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ken Burns et al.. The West West Film Project, Inc./Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Burns, Ken, et al. The West Full screen version., West Film Project, Inc./Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association, 2013.
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