| Description |
1 videodisc (240 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Credits |
Editors, Paul Barnes, Erik Ewers ; narrator, Hal Holbrook. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast on PBS, Nov. 10, 1997. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Tells the story of the most important expedition in American history, led by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Includes the stories of the young army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark's African-American slave, and the Shoshone woman named Sacagawea who went with them. |
| Performer |
Narrator, Hal Holbrook. |
| Contents |
Side A. Intoduction ; The grandfather spirit ; The Garden of Eden ; Our friends ; The real unknown ; The portage ; The Northwest Passage -- Side B. Introduction ; The most terrible mountains ; Watkuweis ; O! the joy ; Rainy and wet ; Done for posterity -- Bonus DVD features. Ken Burns: making history ; A conversation with Ken Burns ; The making of Lewis & Clark. |
| Language |
Closed captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)
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Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809.
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Clark, William, 1770-1838.
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West (U.S.) -- Description and travel.
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United States -- Discovery and exploration.
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| Genre/Form |
Television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Burns, Ken, 1953-
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Duncan, Dayton.
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Barnes, Paul, 1951-
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Ewers, Erik.
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Holbrook, Hal.
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Florentine Films.
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WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
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PBS DVD (Firm)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Lewis and Clark |
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Journey of the Corps of Discovery |
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Lewis & Clark (Television program)
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| ISBN |
0780632354: $29.98 |
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9780780632356 |
| Standard No. |
794054349924 |
| Music No. |
B3499D PBS DVD |
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