Title:
The Donner Party / a Steeplechase Films production ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; WNET/Thirteen ; written and directed by Ric Burns ; produced by Lisa Ades and Ric Burns.
ISBN:
9780780641297
Publication Information:
[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS DVD Video : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2003]
©2003
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally broadcast as a segment of the PBS television series: The American experience in 1992.
Special features and enhancements may vary by copy.
DVD; NTSC; region 1; full screen presentation; stereo.
Contents:
Prologue -- Spring -- Summer -- Fall -- Winter -- The forlorn hope -- The lake -- 1847 -- The lake -- The journey is over -- Epilogue -- Credits.
Summary:
Chronicles the tale of the pioneer group that set out for California in the spring of 1846 and ended in disaster in the snows of the Sierra Nevada Mountains the following winter.
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Language Note:
In English; closed-captioned.
Audience:
Not rated.
Performer:
Host, narrator, David McCullough.
Production Credits:
Cinematography, Buddy Squires with Allen Moore ; editor, Bruce Shaw ; original music, Brian Keane ; narrator, David McCullough.
OCLC Number:
ocm51459147
Availability:
Burnsville - Burnhaven~1
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