The Civil War
(Video) 

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Contributors
Burns, Ken, 1953-
Burns, Ric.
Dewhurst, Colleen.
Fishburne, Larry.
Freeman, Morgan.
Published
Burbank, Calif. : PBS Home Video : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, [2004], c1990.
Format
Video
Edition
Full screen version.
ISBN
1415702470
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (700 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
Available from another library
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Madison Library - Adult SectionSER VID 973.7 CIVOn Shelf

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Language
English
UPC
097368858244
Notes
General Note
Originally produced as a television mini-series in 1990.
General Note
Special features: behind-the-scenes: "The Civil War Reconstruction" ; commentary track by Ken Burns ; interviews with George Will, Shelby Foote and Stanley Crouch ; biography cards and battlefield maps.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematographers, Ken Burns, Buddy Squires ; editors, Paul Barnes, Tricia Reidy, Bruce Shaw.
Participants/Performers
Narrator: David McCullough ; voices: Hoyt Axton, Colleen Dewhurst, Laurence Fishburne, Morgan Freeman, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Jason Robards, Sam Waterston.
Description
An epic documentary bringing life to America's most destructive - and defining - conflict. Here is the saga of celebrated generals and the ordinary soldiers. A heroic and transcendent president and a country that had to divide itself in two in order to become one again.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details
DVD, 5.1 surround sound, digitally remastered.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Awards
Emmy Awards, 1991: Emmy Outstanding Individual Achievement - Informational Programming (Geoffrey C. Ward (writer), Ric Burns (writer), Ken Burns (writer) - For episode #9: "The Better Angels Of Our Nature") ; Outstanding Informational Series (Ken Burns (producer), Ric Burns (producer), Stephen Ives (co-producer), Julie Dunfey (co-producer), Mike Hill (co-producer), Catherine Eisele (coordinating producer) - For episode #5 "The Universe Of Battle").
Local note
This book was awarded as part of the 2010 "We the People Bookshelf" on "A More Perfect Union." Presented by the National Endowment for the Humanities in cooperation with the American Library Association.

Subjects

LC Subjects
Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861.
Confederate States of America -- History, Military.
Documentary television programs.
DVD-Video discs.
Historical television programs.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Military art and science -- History.
Television mini-series.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Burns, K., Burns, R., Dewhurst, C., Fishburne, L., Freeman, M., Irons, J., Jacobi, D., Robards, J., Waterston, S., Shaw, B., Axton, H., Ward, G. C., & McCullough, D. G. (20041990). The Civil War. (Full screen version). PBS Home Video : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Ken Burns et al.. 20041990. The Civil War. PBS Home Video : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Ken Burns et al.. The Civil War. PBS Home Video : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, 20041990.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Burns, K., Burns, R., Dewhurst, C., Fishburne, L., Freeman, M., Irons, J. and Jacobi, D. et al (n.d.). The civil war. Full screen version Burbank, Calif.: PBS Home Video : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Burns, Ken, et al. The Civil War. Full screen version, PBS Home Video : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, 20041990.

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