The Civil War
by
Burns, Ken, 1953- producer, director, screenwriter.
Title
:
The Civil War
Author
:
Burns, Ken, 1953- producer, director, screenwriter.
Ward, Geoffrey C., screenwriter.
Burns, Ric, producer, screenwriter.
McCullough, David G., narrator.
Plimpton, George, narrator.
Freeman, Morgan, narrator.
Robards, Jason, narrator.
Waterston, Sam., narrator.
PBS Distribution (Firm)
Summary
:
Ken Burns's Emmy Award-winning documentary brings to life America's most destructive and defining conflict. The Civil War is the saga of celebrated generals and ordinary soldiers, a heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one.
Audience
:
Rating: Not rated.
General Note
:
Title from container.
Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 1990.
Special features: Bonus disc: From the archive: Shelby Foote interviews; interview with Ken Burns; additional interviews: George Will, Stanley Crouch, Shelby Foote, and Jay Ungar & Molly Mason; commentary with Ken Burns; biography cards; battlefield maps; Civil War challenge.
Edition
:
Commemorative ed. 150th anniversary.
Contents
:
Cause Very bloody affair Forever free Simply murder Universe of battle Valley of the shadow of death Most hallowed ground War is all hell Better angels of our nature Bonus disc.
Physical Description
:
6 videodiscs (660 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Genre
:
Historical television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television mini-series.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Nonfiction films.
Personal Subject
:
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Subject Term
:
Military art and science -- History.
Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861.
Geographic Term
:
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Confederate States of America -- History, Military.
Author(s)
:
Burns, Ken, 1953-
Ward, Geoffrey C.,
Burns, Ric,
McCullough, David G.,
Plimpton, George,
Freeman, Morgan,
Robards, Jason,
Waterston, Sam.,
Added Corporate Author
:
PBS Distribution (Firm)
Publisher
:
PBS Home Video,
Publication Date
:
2011
ISBN
:
9781608834020
Publication Information
:
[United States] : PBS Home Video, c2011.
Call Number
:
DVD 973.7 CIVIL
| Item Barcode | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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| 33607002582222 | Nonfiction DVDs | 973.7 CIVIL # 1 | Checked In |
| 33607002582230 | Nonfiction DVDs | 973.7 CIVIL # 2 | Checked In |
| 33607002582248 | Nonfiction DVDs | 973.7 CIVIL # 3 | Checked In |
| 33607002582255 | Nonfiction DVDs | 973.7 CIVIL # 4 | Checked In |
| 33607002582263 | Nonfiction DVDs | 973.7 CIVIL # 5 | Checked In |
| 33607002582271 | Nonfiction DVDs | 973.7 CIVIL # 6 | Checked In |