TY  - GEN
AB  - Chronicles the history of the American West, starting with the first European explorations and ending with the beginning of the 20th century. Examines the impact of the white settlers on the lives of the Native Americans and the land. Also discusses the Gold Rush, the Civil War, the building of the transcontinental railroad, the battle of Little Bighorn, and the massacre at Wounded Knee.
AU  - Burns, Ken,
AU  - Ives, Stephen.
AU  - Ward, Geoffrey C.
AU  - Duncan, Dayton.
AU  - Abramson, Jody.
AU  - Kantor, Michael,
AU  - Coyote, Peter.
CN  - F591
CN  - F591
CY  - [Alexandria, Va.] :
CY  - Hollywood, Calif. :
DA  - c2004.
ET  - Standard format.
ID  - 344362
KW  - Frontier and pioneer life
LA  - In English.
LA  - Closed-captioned.
N1  - Originally produced as a documentary television program in 1996.
N1  - Special features (disc 1): making-of featurette (9 min.); interview with Burns & Ives (originally broadcast on The Charlie Rose Show, 22 min.); 4 interactive maps; "The West" trivia quiz (10 questions); "Did you know ...? Frontier facts" (10 entries) ; Special feature (disc 2-disc 5): "The West" trivia quiz (10 questions)
N1  - Program notes on set container include episode summaries and a message from Ken Burns & Stephen Ives ("New perspectives on the West").
N1  - "Presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original television exhibition"--Container.
N2  - Chronicles the history of the American West, starting with the first European explorations and ending with the beginning of the 20th century. Examines the impact of the white settlers on the lives of the Native Americans and the land. Also discusses the Gold Rush, the Civil War, the building of the transcontinental railroad, the battle of Little Bighorn, and the massacre at Wounded Knee.
PB  - PBS Home Video ;
PB  - Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment,
PP  - [Alexandria, Va.] :
PP  - Hollywood, Calif. :
PY  - c2004.
SN  - 1415702489
SN  - 9781415702482
T1  - The West
TI  - The West
ER  -