| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Based on the book series A History of US by Joy Hakim, published by Oxford University Press. |
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Featuring the voices of: Philip Bosco, John Goodman, Brad Pitt, Chevy Chase, Richard Gere, Martin Sheen, Michael Caine, Stanley Tucci, Jeremy Irons, Tom Hanks, Kevin Kline, Meryl Streep, Anthony Hopkins, Billy Bush, Raoul Trujillo, Kevin Spacey, Ralph Fiennes, Ving Rhames, Michael Douglas, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Samuel L. Jackson, Fred Owens, Matthew McConaughey, Dabnye Coleman, Whoopi Goldberg, John Siegenthaler, Morgan Freeman, Stacey Keach, Dennis Quaid, Robin Williams, Glenn Close, Robert Redford, Al Roker. |
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Bonus DVD feature: "America the beautiful" performed by Keb' Mo'. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Independence -- pt. 2. Revolution -- pt. 3. A fatal contradiction -- pt. 4. A war to end slavery. |
| Credits |
Adapted and written by Philip B. Kunhardt III, Philip B. Kunhardt, Jr., and Joy Hakim ; editors, Chad Goslee, Jane Rizzo, Karen K.H. Sim, Michael Weingard, and Emily Williams ; commentary by Eric Foner ; original score by Robert Kessler and Ethan Neuburg ; executive producers, Peter W. Kunhardt and Sandra Sheppard ; series composer, Michael Starobin ; series editor, Karen K.H. Sim ; senior producer, Dyllan McGee. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- Colonial period, approximately 1600-1775.
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Kunhardt, Philip B., III, 1951-
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Steiner, Nancy.
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Kunhardt, Peter W.
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Hakim, Joy.
History of US.
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Kunhardt, Philip B., Jr., 1928-2006
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Kunhardt Productions.
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PBS Home Video.
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| Added Title |
Revolution & Civil War |
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Revolution and Civil War |
| ISBN |
0780642236 |
| Music No. |
B8835 PBS Home Video |
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