Description |
11 videodiscs (approximately 2.5 hr. each) : sound, color & black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
Note |
Closed captioned. |
Performer |
Narrator, John Chancellor ; voices, Adam Arkin [and others]. |
Credits |
Producers, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick writers, Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns ; cinematography, Buddy Squires, Ken Burns, Allen Moore ; music, Jacqueline Schawb [and others]. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
Contents |
Inning one: 1840s-1900, Our game (ca. 145 min.) -- Inning two. 1900-1910, Something like a war -- (ca. 154 min.) -- Inning three: 1910-1920, The faith of fifty million people (ca. 140 min.) -- Inning four: 1920-1930, A national heirloom (ca. 142 min.) -- Inning five: 1930-1940, Shadow ball (ca. 151 min.) -- Inning six: 1940-1950, The national pastime (ca. 176 min.) -- Inning seven: 1950-1960, The capital of baseball (ca. 159 min.) -- Inning eight: 1960-1970, A whole new ball game (ca. 141 min.) -- Inning nine: 1970-present, Home (ca. 173 min.) -- Extra inning: The making of baseball (240 min.). |
Summary |
It is an epic overflowing with heroes and hopefuls, scoundrels and screwballs. It is a saga spanning the quest for racial justice, the clash of labor and management, the transformation of popular culture, and the unfolding of the national pastime. Here is the story of a nation at work and play. Experience it in ten thrilling "innings" from master storyteller and award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns. |
System Details |
DVD. |
Subject |
Baseball -- History.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Baseball. (OCoLC)fst00827904
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Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Added Author |
Burns, Ken, 1953-
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Novick, Lynn.
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Ward, Geoffrey C.
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PBS Home Video.
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