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Lewis & Clark [videorecording] : the journey of the Corps of Discovery / a film by Ken Burns ; a production of Florentine Films and WETA-TV ; produced by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns ; written by Dayton Duncan.

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Burns, Ken, 1953- director, producer.
Duncan, Dayton, writer.
Holbrook, Hal, narrator.
Barnes, Paul, 1951- editor.
Ewers, Erik, editor.
Arkin, Adam, voice actor.
Waterston, Sam, voice actor.
Broderick, Matthew, 1962- voice actor.
Florentine Films.
WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806).
Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809.
Lewis, Meriwether.
Clark, William, 1770-1838.
Clark, William.
Sacagawea.
West (U.S.)--Description and travel.
West (U.S.).
United States--Discovery and exploration.
United States.
Genre:
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs
Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (240 min.) : sd., col., b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Other Title:
Lewis and Clark
Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Place of Publication:
[Alexandria, VA] : PBS Distribution, c2009.
Language Note:
Closed captioned.
System Details:
DVD, NTSC, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital surround stereo.
Summary:
Tells the story of the most important expedition in American history, led by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Includes the stories of the young army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark's African-American slave, and the Shoshone woman named Sacagawea who went with them.
Contents:
Disc 1: Introduction
The grandfather spirit
The garden of Eden
Our friends
The real unkown
The portage
The northwest passage.
Disc 2: Introduction
The most terrible mountains
Watkuweis
O! The joy
Rainy and wet
Done for posterity.
Participant:
Voices, Adam Arkin, Murphy Guyer, Sam Waterston, Matthew Broderick, Kevin Conway, Tantoo Cardinal.
Credits:
Editors, Paul Barnes, Erik Ewers ; narrator, Hal Holbrook ; cinematography, Buddy Squires, Ken Burns, Allen Moore.
Notes:
Originally broadcast on PBS, Nov. 10, 1997.
Special features: Ken Burns: Making history; a Conversation with Ken Burns; the making of Lewis & Clark featurette; Charlie Rose interviews with producers Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan and author Stephen Ambrose.
Local Notes:
Athenaeum copy: Burt fund bookplate.
ISBN:
1415702527
9781415702529
OCLC:
709776997
Publisher Number:
841887051385
LECL600 PBS Distribution

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