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Concert films. Country music. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Television series. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. videorecording Wildlife television programs.Summary: 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.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: PBS 2012
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV DUSSummary: Filmmaker Ken Burns invited some of country music's finest artists to gather at Ryman Auditorium to celebrate the launch of his PBS series Country Music. Burns curated an evening of selected highlights from the series combined with performances of the music's iconic songs by some of country's finest artists including Dierks Bentley, Rosanne Cash, Vince Gill, Kathy Mattea, Marty Stuart, and...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC COUSummary: 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...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DOC AMECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV AME1 available in Browsing Hot DVDs, Call number: HOT DVD
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE AMESummary: 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...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019