The Great Famine
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Based on the book "The big show in Bololand" by Bertrand M. Patenaude.
Originally broadcast as an episode of the television show "American experience" on PBS.
Narrator: David Ogden Stiers.
When a devastating famine descended on Soviet Russia in 1921, Americans responded with a massive two-year relief campaign, championed by a new Secretary of Commerce, 'The Great Humanitarian' Herbert Hoover, an operation hailed for its efficiency, grit, and generosity.
DVD.
Contents: Big show in Bololand.
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SERIES
American experience (Television program)
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
PUBLISHED
[United States] : PBS, 2011.
Year Published: 2011
Description: 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Rated: NR
Format: DVD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781608833993
1608833992
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Hoyt, Austin.
Stiers, David Ogden.
Patenaude, Bertrand M., 1956-
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
SUBJECTS
Hoover, Herbert, -- 1874-1964.
Food relief, American -- Soviet Union -- History.
Soviet Union -- History -- Famine, 1921-1922.
Historical television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.