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The Civil War Cover Image DVD DVD

The Civil War [videorecording] / a film by Ken Burns ; a production of Florentine Films and WETA-TV ; producers, Ken Burns and Ric Burns ; writers, Geoffrey C. Ward, Ric Burns and Ken Burns.

Burns, Ken, 1953- (Added Author). Burns, Ric (Added Author). Ward, Geoffrey C. (Added Author). Foote, Shelby. (Added Author). Will, George F. (Added Author). Crouch, Stanley (Added Author). McCullough, David G. (Added Author). Barnes, Paul. (Added Author). Shaw, Bruce. (Added Author). Reidy, Tricia (Added Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 1415702470
  • Physical Description: 5 videodiscs (approximately 11 hrs.) : sound, color and black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Arlington, Va.?] : PBS, ©1990.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced as a nine-part television miniseries in 1990.
Special features: behind-the-scenes: "The Civil War Reconstruction"; commentary by Ken Burns; additional interviews with Ken Burns, Shelby Foote, George Will and Stanley Crouch; biography cards; battlefield maps; Civil War challenge; Ken Burns: making history; a conversation with Ken Burns.
Formatted Contents Note:
Disc one: The cause, 1861 -- Special features. Disc two: A very bloody affair, 1862 -- Forever free, 1862. Disc three: Simply murder, 1863 -- The universe of battle, 1863. Disc four: Valley of the shadow of death, 1864 -- Most hallowed ground, 1864. Disc five: War is all hell, 1865 -- The better angels of our nature, 1865.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Editors, Paul Barnes, Bruce Shaw and Tricia Reidy.
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrator: David McCullough.
System Details Note:
DVD; full screen; 5.1 surround; NTSC, Region 1; digitally remastered.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.
Subject: United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865
Soldiers
Military art and science > History
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861
Confederate States of America > History, Military
Genre: Feature films.
Documentary films.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Hood River County Library District.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Hood River County Library DVD 973.7 CIV (Text) 33892005600128 Adult DVDs Available -


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