The West / Ken Burns presents ; directed by Stephen Ives ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward & Dayton Duncan ; produced by Stephen Ives, Jody Abramson, Michael Kantor ; executive producer, Ken Burns ; 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.

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	West (Television program) Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors:	Insignia Films WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.) Florentine Films Time Life Video & Television West Film Project, Inc Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association PBS Home Video Paramount Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Burns, Ken, 1953- Ives, Stephen Ward, Geoffrey C. Duncan, Dayton Abramson, Jody Kantor, Michael, 1961- Coyote, Peter
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	[Alexandria, Va.] : Hollywood, Calif. : PBS Home Video ; Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, [2004], ©2004.
Edition:	Standard format.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.) West (U.S.) > History. Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	5 videodiscs (707 min.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Ken Burns presents The West.
Format:	Video DVD

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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.
Note:	Originally produced as a documentary television program in 1996. Special features (disc 1): making-of featurette (9 min.); interview with Burns & Ives (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). Special feature (disc 2): "The West" trivia quiz (10 questions). Special feature (disc 3): "The West" trivia quiz (10 questions). Special feature (disc 4): "The West" trivia quiz (10 questions). Special feature (disc 5): "The West" trivia quiz (10 questions). 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. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CL7 D0041030 VideoDVD F591 .W44 2004 VideoDVD
Audience:	Not rated PBS Home Video.
ISBN:	1415702489 9781415702482
Credits:	Editors, Richard Hankin, Michael Levine, Adam Zucker ; music by Mathias Gohl.
System Details:	DVD, region 1; Dolby surround stereo.
Participant or Performer:	Narrated by Peter Coyote.