One sky above us /
As the 20th century neared, Americans celebrated with the World Columbian Exposition, where they were told that the frontier had closed, but in the real West, for every frontier story that ended, another one began. Some Native Americans waged a struggle to hold onto their traditions in the midst of...
| Uniform Title: | West (Television program). |
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| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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[Alexandria, VA] :
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS),
[1996]
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| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | As the 20th century neared, Americans celebrated with the World Columbian Exposition, where they were told that the frontier had closed, but in the real West, for every frontier story that ended, another one began. Some Native Americans waged a struggle to hold onto their traditions in the midst of rapid, overwhelming change, while others chose to learn the white man's ways, hoping to help their families and their tribe. In California, the emerging metropolis of Los Angeles waged yet another battle to control the arid region's most precious commodity--water. Much had changed in the West, but it continued to be what it had always been--a landscape of the imagination, the reservoir of our shared hopes and dreams, a place of both conflict and infinite possibility, and an enduring symbol of of something unquestionably American. |
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| Item Description: | Originally broadcast in 1996 as episode 9 of the PBS television series The West. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (86 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences |
| Playing Time: | 01:26:02 |
| Production Credits: | Edited by Richard Hankin ; director of photography, Buddy Squires with Allen Moore ; music, Matthias Gohl. |