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The West

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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).
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.).
Narrated by Peter Coyote.
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.
DVD, NTSC; region 1; Dolby surround stereo.

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LANGUAGE OPTIONS
In English; closed-captioned in English.

PUBLISHED
Hollywood, Calif. : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, c2004.
Year Published: 2004
Description: 5 videodiscs (707 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1415702489
9781415702482

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Burns, Ken, 1953-
Ives, Stephen,
Ward, Geoffrey C.,
Duncan, Dayton,
Abramson, Jody,
Kantor, Michael, 1961-
Coyote, Peter,
Insignia Films.
WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
Florentine Films.
Time Life Video & Television.
West Film Project, Inc.
PBS Home Video.
Paramount Home Video (Firm)

SUBJECTS
Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
West (U.S.) -- History.
Historical television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television programs -- United States.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.