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The West [digital videodisc] / the West Film Project, Inc. ; Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association, Inc. ; Ken Burns presents ; a film by Stephen Ives ; producers, Stephen Ives, Jody Abramson and Michael Kantor ; writers, Geoffrey C. Ward and Dayton Duncan ; directed by Stephen Ives.

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[United States] : PBS Home Video ; Hollywood, Calif. : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, c2004.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

West (U.S.) -- History.

5 videodiscs in 1 container (ca. 720 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Full screen version.

Disc 1, (episode one): The people -- DVD special features -- Disc 2, (episodes two and three): Empire upon the trails -- The speck of the future -- Disc 3, (episodes four and five): Death runs riot -- The grandest enterprise under God -- Disc 4, (episodes six and seven): Fight no more forever -- The geography of hope -- Disc 5, (episodes eight and nine): Ghost dance -- One sky above us.

Spanning from the first European advance into the wilderness to the dawn of the 20th century, this series portrays the profound, often devastating impact the onrushing white settlers, adventurers and exploiters had on Native Americans and the land.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

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