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American experience. The country and the city, 1609-1825
(DVD)
Status
Movie (Informational) - North Wing Basement
974.71 N4207
1 available
974.71 N4207
1 available
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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Documentary.
General Note
Special features of this DVD: Charlie Rose interview with Ric Burns ; Archival Motion Picturess including turn-of-the-century film by Thomas Edison, Manhattan, Over the East River, Empires of Steel ; original trailer ; Dolby Surround.
General Note
Originally broadcast in 1999 on the PBS series the American experience.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Buddy Squires and Allen Moore ; edited by Li-Shin Yu ; narrated by David Ogden Stiers ; music, Brian Keane.
Description
The first segment in an 8-part series chronicling the history of New York City from 1609 through 2003. Episode 1: Covers the rise of New York from its discovery in 1609 through the explosion of commercial growth sparked by the completion of the Erie Canal in 1825. Examines the defining role the Dutch played in the development of the city's character, the impact of the British empire and the horrors of slavery, the establishment of the Stock Exchange, New York's fateful role in the American Revolution and its brief tenure as the nation's capital.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD.
Language
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Subjects
LC Subjects
British -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Documentary television programs.
Dutch -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Erie Canal (N.Y.)) -- History.
New York (N.Y.) -- Commerce -- History.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1600-1775, Colonial period.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1775-1783, Revolution.
New York (N.Y.) -- History.
New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
Slavery -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Stock exchanges -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Wall Street (New York, N.Y.) -- History.
Documentary television programs.
Dutch -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Erie Canal (N.Y.)) -- History.
New York (N.Y.) -- Commerce -- History.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1600-1775, Colonial period.
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1775-1783, Revolution.
New York (N.Y.) -- History.
New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs.
Slavery -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Stock exchanges -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Wall Street (New York, N.Y.) -- History.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ades, L., Burns, R., Sanders, J., & Stiers, D. O. (2004). American experience . PBS Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lisa. Ades et al.. 2004. American Experience. PBS Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lisa. Ades et al.. American Experience PBS Home Video, 2004.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ades, Lisa., Ric Burns, James Sanders, and David Ogden Stiers. American Experience PBS Home Video, 2004.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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