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The forgotten plague / American Experience Films, PBS presents ; written, produced and directed by Chana Gazit ; a Steward/Gazit Productions, Inc., film for American Experience ; WGBH Educational Foundation.
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- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- American experience (Television program). Season 27.
- American experience (Television program) ; Season 27 \ Episode 5.
- Standardized Title:
- American experience (Television program). Season 27 \ Episode 5. The forgotten plague.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tuberculosis--United States--History.
- Tuberculosis.
- Lungs--Diseases.
- Lungs.
- History.
- United States.
- Tuberculosis, Pulmonary--history.
- History, 19th Century.
- History, 20th Century.
- Medical Subjects:
- Tuberculosis, Pulmonary--history.
- History, 19th Century.
- History, 20th Century.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Nonfiction television programs.
- Historical television programs.
- Science television programs.
- Television adaptations.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 53 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- Distribution:
- [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2015]
- Other Title:
- Subtitle on container: Tuberculosis in America
- Language Note:
- In English ; optional English SDH subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD, Region 1, NTSC ; widescreen, 5.1 surround.
- digital optical surround
- NTSC
- video file DVD video region 1
- Summary:
- By the dawn of the nineteenth century, tuberculosis had killed one in seven of all the people who had ever lived. The disease struck America with a vengeance, ravaging communities and touching the lives of almost every family. The battle against the deadly bacteria had a profound and lasting impact on the country, It shaped medical and scientific pursuits, social habits, economic development, western expansion, and government policy. The story is told through the remembrances of those who lived - and were cured - at tuberculosis sanatoriums, along with historians and scientists.
- Contents:
- Consumption
- Contagion
- Sanatoriums
- Antibiotic.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Michael Murphy.
- Credits:
- Editor, Adam Zucker ; music, Mark Suozzo ; director of photography, Stephen McCarthy.
- Notes:
- Originally produced as an episode of the PBS show, American experience.
- Based in part on the book "Living in the shadow of death" by Sheila Rothman.
- Purchaser shall not publicly perform (except pursuant to the terms of any separately purchased public performance license) and shall not copy, alter, digitize, or stream this DVD.
- ISBN:
- 9781627893091
- 1627893091
- 6315872034
- 9786315872037
- OCLC:
- 903934041
- Publisher Number:
- 841887024389
- 00841887024389
- FPLG601
- Online:
- Additional resources at American Experience Web site:
- View cover art
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