DVD
The West
Item details
- ISBN: 1415702489
- ISBN: 9781415702482
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Physical Description:
videorecording
videodisc
5 videodiscs (707 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 4 3/4 in. - Edition: Full screen.
- Publisher: [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video ; Hollywood, Calif. : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, c2004.
Contents / Notes
| General Note: | Originally produced as a documentary television program in 1996. Program notes on set container include episode summaries and a message from Ken Burns & Stephen Ives ("New perspectives on the West"). Individual episodes of this program are indexed by the PBS Video database of America's history & culture merged index. The index is available in print and online. "Presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original television exhibition"--Container. 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). |
| 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 (58 min.) ; One sky above us (62 min.). |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Editors, Richard Hankin, Michael Levine, Adam Zucker ; supervising editor, Paul Barnes ; director of photography, Buddy Squires with Allen Moore ; music by Matthias Gohl ; narrator, Peter Coyote. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Narrated by Peter Coyote. |
| Target Audience Note: | Not rated PBS Home Video. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, NTSC; region 1; Dolby surround stereo. |
| Language Note: | In English; closed-captioned in English. |
Find similar items by subject
| Subject: | West (U.S.) History Frontier and pioneer life West (U.S.) |
| Genre: | Historical television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Television programs -- United States. Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Currently available copies
- 17 out of 21 copies are currently available at PINES. (Show)
- 6 out of 6 copies are currently available at Athens Regional Library System.
Holds
- 0 current holds on 21 total copies.
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Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | |
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| Athens Regional Library System: Athens-Clarke County Library |
DVD 978 WEST DISC1 (
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31001002490911 | AV | Available | |
| Athens Regional Library System: Athens-Clarke County Library |
DVD 978 WEST DISC2 (
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31001002490929 | AV | Available | |
| Athens Regional Library System: Athens-Clarke County Library |
DVD 978 WEST DISC3 (
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31001002490937 | AV | Reshelving | |
| Athens Regional Library System: Athens-Clarke County Library |
DVD 978 WEST DISC4 (
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31001002490945 | AV | Available | |
| Athens Regional Library System: Athens-Clarke County Library |
DVD 978 WEST DISC5 (
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31001002490952 | AV | Available | |
| Athens Regional Library System: Watkinsville/Oconee County Library |
DVD 978 WEST (
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31001001288183 | AV | Available |
Electronic resources
Related Resource: http://videoindex.pbs.org/program/series.asp?nola=WESTDX0
- PBS Video database of America's history & culture merged index for "The West"
