Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 115 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16x9, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo. |
Performer |
Narrator, Michael Murphy. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Neil Reichline ; editor, Jon Neuburger ; original music, John Kusiak. |
Note |
"American Experience is a production of WGBH Boston." |
Summary |
At the end of 1853, San Francisco was a city on the move. It had twelve daily newspapers, nine insurance companies, consulates of twenty-seven foreign governments, and six-story buildings where sand dunes once stood. A few years earlier, San Francisco was just a sleepy little town. But the sight of gold in the rushing waters of the American River sent a ripple around the world and set the stage for an event that would forever change a city, a fledgling state, and the nation. |
Note |
Special features: Portrait gallery; map of California gold discoveries. |
Language |
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
California -- Gold discoveries.
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United States -- Gold discoveries.
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West (U.S.) -- History -- 1860-1890.
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Migration, Internal -- California -- San Francisco.
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California -- History -- 1850-1950.
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San Francisco (Calif.)
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American River (Calif.)
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Genre/Form |
Television programs.
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Educational television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
MacLowry, Randall. Producer. Director.
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Longsworth, Laura. Producer.
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Ferrari, Michelle. Screenwriter.
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Murphy, Michael, 1938- Narrator.
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Kusiak, John. Composer.
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Yellow Jersey Films.
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KQED-TV (Television station : San Francisco, Calif.)
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PBS Home Video.
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Added Title |
American experience (Television program)
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ISBN |
0793692962 |
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9780793692965 |
Standard No. |
841887007979 |
Music No. |
AMEX6906 PBS Home Video |
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