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(0)Dayton Duncan
Author
Language
English
Description
In this evocative and lavishly illustrated narrative, Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan delve into the history of the park idea, from the first sighting by white men in 1851 of the valley that would become Yosemite and the creation of the world's first national park at Yellowstone in 1872, through the most recent additions to a system that now encompasses nearly four hundred sites and 84 million acres.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
231 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
In this riveting chronicle, Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns capture the profound drama of the American Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Terrifying photographs of mile-high dust storms, along with firsthand accounts by more than two dozen eyewitnesses, bring to life this heart-wrenching catastrophe, when a combination of drought, wind, and poor farming practices turned millions of acres of the Great Plains into a wasteland, killing crops and livestock, threatening...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvi, 329 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The epic story of the buffalo in America, from prehistoric times to today-a moving and beautifully illustrated work of natural history. The American buffalo-our nation's official mammal-is an improbable, shaggy beast that has found itself at the center of many of our most mythic and sometimes heartbreaking tales. The largest land animals in the Western Hemisphere, they are survivors of a mass extinction that erased ancient species that were even...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 533 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
The rich and colorful story of America's most popular music and the singers and songwriters who captivated, entertained, and consoled listeners throughout the 20th century--based on the upcoming eight-part film series to air on PBS in September 2019.
8) Out West
Author
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
xxi, 436 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Random House Audio
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
14 audio discs (18 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A companion to the 2019 PBS mini-series honoring America's most popular music and the artists who shaped twentieth-century history and culture explores the music's roots, growth, styles, and commercial success.
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (750 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Traces the birth of the national park idea in the mid-1800s and follows its evolution for nearly 150 years. Using archival photographs, first-person accounts of historical characters, personal memories and analysis from more than 40 interviews, and what Burns believes is the most stunning cinematography in Florentine Films' history, the series chronicles the steady addition of new parks through the stories of the people who helped create them and...
15) Country music
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
8 videodiscs (approximately 16 hours) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ken Burns chronicles the history of a uniquely American art form, rising from the experiences of remarkable people in distinctive regions of the nation. From its roots in ballads, hymns, and the blues to its mainstream popularity, viewers will follow the evolution of country music over the course of the twentieth century as it eventually emerged to become America's music. Features never-before-seen footage and photographs, plus interviews with more...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The American Buffalo delves into over 10,000 years of North American history, exploring the evolution and significance of buffalo to Native American people on the Great Plains and highlighting the near-extinction of the American buffalo, driven by factors such as the buffalo robe trade, westward expansion, diseases, and drought. The second episode follows a diverse group, including Theodore Roosevelt and Charles Goodnight, in their efforts to rescue...
17) The dust bowl
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ken Burns documents the worst human-made ecological disaster in American history, when a frenzied wheat boom on the southern Plains, followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s, nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation. Vivid interviews, dramatic photographs, and seldom-seen movie footage bring to life incredible stories of human suffering and perseverance. Includes bonus features.
18) Mark Twain
Publisher
Florentine Films
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approx. 4 hr.) : sound, black and white with color sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Considered the funniest man of his time, Mark Twain was a critic of human nature who used his humor to attack hypocrisy, greed, and racism. As Americas best loved author, he created some of its most memorable characters and quoted sayings. Director Ken Burns digs beneath the legend to discover the true Twain and reveals his extraordinary life, filled with adventure and literary pursuit, incredible success and defeat, comedy, and tragedy.
19) Mark Twain
Author
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xvi, 269 pages : illustrations, map, photographs ; 27 cm
Language
English
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (240 min.) : sound, color, black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the most important expedition in American history, led by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Includes the stories of the young army men, French-Canadian boatmen, Clark's African-American slave, and the Shoshone woman named Sacagawea who went with them.