Description |
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Dennis Boni ; editor, David Grossbach ; music, Joseph Vitarelli. |
Performer |
Narrated by Patricia Clarkson. |
Cast |
Amy Bloom, Richard Ford, Jonathan Holloway, Elmer Kelton, James McBride, Marilyn Nelson, Reynolds Price. |
Summary |
This documentary recounts the role of the Federal Writers Project as the largest cultural experiment in the nation's history. Program focuses on the role played by writers who recorded local and oral histories all over the nation, many finding national acclaim as a result. |
Audience |
Rating: TV PG. |
System Details |
DVD ; Dolby digital. |
Language |
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Wright, Richard.
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Yezierska, Anzia, 1880?-1970.
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Thompson, Jim.
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Fisher, Vardis, 1895-1968.
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Cheever, John.
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Ellison, Ralph.
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Hurston, Zora Neale.
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Kennedy, Stetson.
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Terkel, Studs, 1912-2008.
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Federal Writers' Project.
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United States. Work Projects Administration.
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American guide series.
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Depressions -- 1929.
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Oral tradition.
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Documentary television programs.
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Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Kalin, Andrea.
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Taylor, David A.
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Mirabello, James.
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Clarkson, Patricia.
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Bucklin, Olive.
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Bloom, Amy.
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Ford, Richard.
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Holloway, Jonathan.
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Kelton, Elmer.
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McBride, James.
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Nelson, Marilyn.
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Price, Reynolds, 1933-2011.
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Smithsonian Channel (Television Network)
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SNI/SI Networks (Firm)
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National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Spark Media (Firm)
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ISBN |
0617742221190 $19.98 |
Standard No. |
617742221190 |
Music No. |
IEG2211 SNI/SI Networks |
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