Let us now praise famous men, revisited /

Retraces the 1936 recording of journalist James Agee's and photographer Walker Evans' classic book on the subject of tenant farmers (Hale County, Alabama), "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men," interviewing surviving members of the focal families.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Agee, James, 1909-1955, Evans, Walker, 1903-1975, Yentob, Alan, Bell, Carol, Daniel, Pete, Litwack, Leon F., Olsen, Tillie, McCullough, David G.
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1988.
Series:	American experience ; no. 109.
Subjects:	Sharecropping > Alabama. Agee, James, > 1909-1955. Evans, Walker, > 1903-1975. Alabama > Rural conditions.

Description
Summary:	Retraces the 1936 recording of journalist James Agee's and photographer Walker Evans' classic book on the subject of tenant farmers (Hale County, Alabama), "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men," interviewing surviving members of the focal families. Epilogue, "Want in the Midst of Plenty," includes comments by Pete Daniel, Historian/Curator, Smithsonian Institution ; Leon Litwack, Historian, U. Cal./Berkeley; and Tillie Olsen, author.
Item Description:	VHS format. The American experience with David McCullough is presented by WGBH/Boston, WNET/New York and KCET/Los Angeles. Taped off-air from KAMU/TV, College Station, Texas. Off-air licensing rights through PBS Adult Learning. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videocassette (58 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.
Audience:	United States History.