American experience. Transcontinental railroad
(DVD)
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Central Pacific Railroad Company -- History.
Documentary television programs.
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
Railroads -- Design and construction.
Railroads -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Union Pacific Railroad Company -- History.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary television programs.
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
Railroads -- Design and construction.
Railroads -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Union Pacific Railroad Company -- History.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
841887006224
Notes
General Note
Originally produced for television in 2003.
Participants/Performers
Narrator, Michael Murphy.
Description
Examines the building of the transcontinental railroad, from several angles: its financing by enterprising and unscrupulous entrepreneurs; its creation by determined, inventive engineers; its backbreaking construction by laborers from various ethnic and cultural backgrounds; and its devastating impact on the Native Americans whose land the project plowed through.
Target Audience
Young Adult,Follett Library Resources.
System Details
DVD ; Dolby digital, stereo.
Language
Closed-captioned.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Zwonitzer, M., Chin, M., & Murphy, M. (2006). American experience (Fullscreen.). PBS Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Zwonitzer, Mark, Michael. Chin and Michael Murphy. 2006. American Experience. PBS Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Zwonitzer, Mark, Michael. Chin and Michael Murphy. American Experience PBS Home Video, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Zwonitzer, Mark., Michael Chin, and Michael Murphy. American Experience Fullscreen., PBS Home Video, 2006.
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