DVD

The West / Ken Burns presents ; directed by Stephen Ives ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward & Dayton Duncan ; produced by Stephen Ives, Jody Abramson, Michael Kantor ; executive producer, Ken Burns ; a co-production of Insignia Films and WETA-TV Washington ; in association with Florentine Films and Time-Life Video & Television ; The West Film Project, Inc., Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association, Inc.

Burns, Ken, 1953- (Added Author). Ives, Stephen. (Added Author). Ward, Geoffrey C. (Added Author). Duncan, Dayton. (Added Author). Abramson, Jody. (Added Author). Kantor, Michael, 1961- (Added Author). Coyote, Peter. (Added Author). Insignia Films. (Added Author). WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.) (Added Author). Florentine Films. (Added Author). Time Life Video & Television. (Added Author). West Film Project, Inc. (Added Author). Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association. (Added Author). PBS Home Video. (Added Author). Paramount Home Video (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary:

Chronicles the history of the American West, starting with the first European explorations and ending with the beginning of the 20th century. Examines the impact of the white settlers on the lives of the Native Americans and the land. Also discusses the Gold Rush, the Civil War, the building of the transcontinental railroad, the battle of Little Bighorn, and the massacre at Wounded Knee.

Record details

ISBN: 1415702489
ISBN: 9781415702482
Physical Description: 5 videodiscs (12 hrs.) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Standard format.
Publisher: [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video, [2004]
Distributor: Hollywood, Calif. : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
Copyright: ©2004

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally produced as a documentary television program in 1996. Special features (disc 1): making-of featurette (9 min.); interview with Burns & Ives (originally broadcast on The Charlie Rose Show, 22 min.); 4 interactive maps; "The West" trivia quiz (10 questions); "Did you know ...? Frontier facts" (10 entries). Special feature (disc 2): "The West" trivia quiz (10 questions). Special feature (disc 3): "The West" trivia quiz (10 questions). Special feature (disc 4): "The West" trivia quiz (10 questions). Special feature (disc 5): "The West" trivia quiz (10 questions). Program notes on set container include episode summaries and a message from Ken Burns & Stephen Ives ("New perspectives on the West"). Individual episodes of this program are indexed by the PBS Video database of America's history & culture merged index. The index is available in print and online. "Presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original television exhibition"--Container.
Formatted Contents Note:	disc 1. Ep. 1, The people (82 min.) -- disc 2. Eps. 2 & 3, Empire upon the trails (84 min.) ; The speck of the future (84 min.) -- disc 3. Eps. 4 & 5, Death runs riot (84 min.) ; The grandest enterprise under God (84 min.) -- disc 4. Eps. 6 & 7, Fight no more forever (85 min.) ; The geography of hope (84 min.) -- disc 5, Eps. 8 & 9, Ghost dance (58 min.) ; One sky above us (62 min.).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Editors, Richard Hankin, Michael Levine, Adam Zucker ; music by Mathias Gohl.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrated by Peter Coyote.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated PBS Home Video.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC region 1; Dolby surround stereo.
Language Note:	In English. Closed-captioned.