The Donner Party / presented by WGBH/Boston, WNET/New York, KCET/Los Angeles ; written and directed by Ric Burns ; produced by Lisa Ades and Ric Burns ; a Steeplechase Films production.

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Chronicles the tale of the pioneer group that set out for California in the spring of 1846 and ended in disaster in the snows of the Sierra Nevada Mountains the following winter.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Steeplechase Films Inc WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.) PBS Home Video
Other Authors:	Burns, Ric McCullough, David G. Cannon, J. D. (John Donovan), 1922-2005 Hutton, Timothy, 1960- Jones, Gene, 1945-
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	[Alexandria?, Va.] : PBS Video, 2000, ©1992.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	Donner Party. Overland journeys to the Pacific. Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.) > History. United States > Lake Tahoe. Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. History.
Genre:	Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. History.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

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