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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
- 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
- Online:
- Online resource about Lewis & Clark series from PBS
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