| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 88 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.. |
| Series |
Ken Burns' America collection |
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Ken Burns' America collection.
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| Note |
Funded by National Endowment for the Humanities, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and Louisiana Committee for the Humanities. |
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Mono. |
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Special features: A conversation with Ken Burns and Ken Burns : making history. |
| Contents |
Every man a king -- The kingfish -- Sure enough bigshot -- Share the wealth -- Wildness in the air. |
| Credits |
Editor, Amy Stechler Burns. |
| Performer |
Narrator, David McCullough. |
| Summary |
Uses archival film footage to portray events in the life of the charismatic Louisiana politician Huey Long who built roads, bridges, and schools, but whose brutal, corrupt reign suddenly ended in a hail of bullets. Incorporates interviews with scholars and the recollections of Louisianans who knew Long. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Long, Huey Pierce, 1893-1935.
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Statesmen -- Louisiana -- Biography.
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Politicians -- Louisiana -- Biography.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Louisiana -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950.
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| Added Author |
Burns, Ken, 1953-
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Kilberg, Richard.
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Ward, Geoffrey C.
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McCullough, David G.
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RKB Productions.
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Florentine Films.
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PBS Home Video.
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| ISBN |
0780640381: $19.98 |
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20.00 |
| Standard No. |
794054874624 |
| Music No. |
B8746 PBS Home Video |
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