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Philadelphia : the great experiment / a film by History Making Productions in partnership with 6ABC ; produced by Phil Katz, Damon Sinclair ... [and others] ; directed by Mark Moskowitz .. [and others] ; written by Nathaniel Popkin, Sam Katz ... [and others].
Van Pelt - Video Collection (ask at Circulation Desk) DVD 026 825
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Yellow fever.
- Irish Americans.
- History.
- African Americans.
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--17th century.
- Philadelphia (Pa.).
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--18th century.
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--19th century.
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--20th century.
- African Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.
- Irish Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.
- Yellow fever--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--18th century.
- Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century.
- Civil rights movements.
- United States.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Short films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (260 min.) : sound, color with black and white seq. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition:
- [Widescreen presentation].
- Other Title:
- Philadelphia, the great experiment
- Place of Publication:
- [Philadelphia, PA] : History Making Productions, [2015]
- System Details:
- DVD-R, NTSC, Region 1.
- digital
- optical
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- The latest compilation, presented sequentially, of a continuing series which offers a balanced view of the often tumultuous history of the City of Brotherly Love. Covers political, social, cultural and economic history, with many excursions into lesser-known, but significant episodes in the city's growth.
- Contents:
- A lost world, 1600-1680
- In Penn's shadow, 1680-1720
- Franklin's spark, 1720-1765
- The storm, 1765-1790
- Fever, 1790-1820
- The floodgates open, 1865-1876
- Promise for a better city, 1944-1964
- The fight, 1965-178
- Breakthrough, 1978-1994.
- Participant:
- Narrated by Michael Boatman.
- Speakers, Allen Guelzo, James Mundy, Sharon Ann Holt ... [et al.].
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Jeff Confer ... [et al.]; editors, Nicholas Schwartz, Phil Katz; music, Patrick de Caumette; historical research, Rob Armstrong ... [et al.].
- Notes:
- Videodisc release of a series of nine short documentary films produced beginning in 2010.
- Production credits from first episode and from container.
- Aspect ratio 16:9.
- OCLC:
- 919627651
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