The West / a film by Ken Burns ; a co-production of Insignia Films and WETA-TV Washington in association with Florentine Films and Time-Life Video & Television ; produced by Stephen Ives, Jody Abramson, Michael Kantor ; directed by Stephen Ives ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward & Dayton Duncan.

Chronicles the history of the American West beginning before the European settlers and continuing into the 20th century. Includes the peoples, the wagon trains, the Gold Rush, the Civil War, the transcontinental railroad and the destruction of the buffalo, wars against the Indians, settlers in the W...

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Uniform Title:	West (Television program) Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors:	Insignia Films WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.) Florentine Films Time Life Video & Television PBS DVD (Firm) Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Burns, Ken, 1953- Ives, Stephen Coyote, Peter Abramson, Jody Kantor, Michael, 1961- Ward, Geoffrey C. Duncan, Dayton
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed-captioned.
Published:	[Alexandria, Va.] : Burbank, Calif.] : PBS DVD Gold ; Warner Home Video, [2003]
Edition:	Standard version.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	West (U.S.) > History. Films for the hearing impaired. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Historical television programs. Television programs > United States. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. History. West United States.
Genre:	Films for the hearing impaired. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Historical television programs. Television programs Video recordings for the hearing impaired. History.
Physical Description:	5 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	West.
Format:	Video DVD