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The West

Title: The West [videorecording] / [presented by] Ken Burns ; a co-production of Insignia Films and WETA-TV, Washington in association with Florentine Films and Time-Life Video & Television ; directed by Stephen Ives.
Publication: [Atlanta, GA] : Turner Home Entertainment ; [Alexandria, VA] ; PBS Home Video, c1996.

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Status	Vol/Date	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Pt. 1 The people	Moving image	By appointment only	VTH 3575 Pt. 1 The people Pt. 1 The people	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Pt. 2 Empire upon the trails	Moving image	By appointment only	VTH 3575 Pt. 2 Empire upon the trails Pt. 2 Empire upon the trails	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Pt. 3 Speck of the future	Moving image	By appointment only	VTH 3575 Pt. 3 Speck of the future Pt. 3 Speck of the future	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Pt. 4 Death runs riot	Moving image	By appointment only	VTH 3575 Pt. 4 Death runs riot Pt. 4 Death runs riot	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Pt. 5 Grandest enterprise under God	Moving image	By appointment only	VTH 3575 Pt. 5 Grandest enterprise under God Pt. 5 Grandest enterprise under God	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Pt. 6 Fight no more forever	Moving image	By appointment only	VTH 3575 Pt. 6 Fight no more forever Pt. 6 Fight no more forever	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Pt. 7 Geography of hope	Moving image	By appointment only	VTH 3575 Pt. 7 Geography of hope Pt. 7 Geography of hope	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Pt. 8 Ghost dance	Moving image	By appointment only	VTH 3575 Pt. 8 Ghost dance Pt. 8 Ghost dance	Offsite
Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Offsite to submit a request in person.	Pt. 9 One sky above us	Moving image	By appointment only	VTH 3575 Pt. 9 One sky above us Pt. 9 One sky above us	Offsite

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Description

9 videocassettes (707 min.) : sd., col. and b&w; 1/2 in.

Summary

Beginning before the arrival of the first Europeans and extending into the 20th century, this series discusses the Native American tribes, Spanish explorers, American pioneers and homesteaders, and the steady expansion of the U.S. across the continent.

Alternative Title

People
Empire upon the trails
Speck of the future
Death runs riot
Grandest enterprise under God
Fight no more forever
Geography of hope
Ghost dance
One sky above us

Subjects

Note

Issued also as: Time Life Video V716-01--V716-09.
Episode titles from cassette labels.
Originally telecast on PBS: c1996.

Credits (note)

Writers, Geoffrey C. Ward, Dayton Duncan ; producers, Stephen Ives, Jody Abramson, Michael Kantor ; senior/executive producer, Ken Burns.

System Details (note)

VHS.

Language (note)

Closed-captioned.

Contents

episode 1. The people -- episode 2. Empire upon the trails -- episode 3. The speck of the future -- episode 4. Death runs riot -- episode 5. The greatest enterprise under God -- episode 6. Fight no more forever -- episode 7. The geography of hope -- episode 8. Ghost dance -- episode 9. One sky above us.

ISBN

0780613430 (v. 1)
0780613457 (v. 2)
0780613473 (v. 3)
0780613465 (v. 4)
0780613449 (v. 5)
0780613481 (v. 6)
078061349X (v. 7)
0780613503 (v. 8)
0780613511 (v. 9)
0783585136 (v. 1)
0783585144 (v. 2)
0783585152 (v. 3)
0783585160 (v. 4)
0783585179 (v. 5)
0783585187 (v. 6)
0783585195 (v. 7)
0783585209 (v. 8)
0783585217 (v. 9)

Title

The West [videorecording] / [presented by] Ken Burns ; a co-production of Insignia Films and WETA-TV, Washington in association with Florentine Films and Time-Life Video & Television ; directed by Stephen Ives.

Imprint

[Atlanta, GA] : Turner Home Entertainment ; [Alexandria, VA] ; PBS Home Video, c1996.

System Details

VHS.

Performer

Narrator: Peter Coyote.

Credits

Writers, Geoffrey C. Ward, Dayton Duncan ; producers, Stephen Ives, Jody Abramson, Michael Kantor ; senior/executive producer, Ken Burns.

Language

Closed-captioned.

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Added Author

Burns, Ken, 1953-

Ives, Stephen.

Coyote, Peter.

Insignia Films.

WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)

Turner Home Entertainment (Firm)

PBS Video.

Added Title

People [videorecording].

Empire upon the trails [videorecording].

Speck of the future [videorecording].

Death runs riot [videorecording].

Grandest enterprise under God [videorecording].

Fight no more forever [videorecording].

Geography of hope [videorecording].

Ghost dance [videorecording].

One sky above us [videorecording].

Publisher No.

B3337--B3345 Turner Home Entertainment

WEST-TL1--WEST-TL9 PBS Home Video

V716-01--V716-09 (v. 1-9) Time Life Video

Branch Call Number

VC 978 W

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