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The plow that broke the plains ; The river.

Title: The plow that broke the plains ; The river.
Publication: [United States] : Naxos, [2007], ©2007.

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Request for On-site Use How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	Moving image	Use in library	MUSDVD654	Off-site

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Description

1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, black and white with color sequences; 4 3/4 in. +

Summary

The plow that broke the plains depicts the social and economic history of the Great Plains from the settlement of the prairies by cattlemen and farmers through the World War I boom to drought and depression. The river traces life in the Mississippi River Valley during the previous 150 years, showing the consequences of sharecropping, soil exhaustion, unchecked erosion and floods, and concludes with scenes of regional planning, TVA development and federal efforts.

Alternative Title

Plow that broke the plains ; The river
The river.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Documentary films.
Historical films.

Note

Soundtracks recreated by Post-Classical Ensemble, Angel Gil-Ordóñez, music director, Joseph Horowitz, artistic director.

Credits (note)

Writer/director, Pare Lorentz ; music, Virgil Thompson.

System Details (note)

DVD.

Contents

The Plow that Broke the Plains (27 min.) -- The River (32 min.) -- George Stoney on The Plow and The River (15 min.) -- Stoney on the New Deal, The River, and race (6 min.) -- Charles Fussell on Virgil Thomson (18 min.) -- Virgil Thomson on Virgil Thomson (audio only) (8 min.) --The original ending of The Plow that Broke the Plains (4 min.) --The original beginning of The Plow that Broke the Plains (3 min.)

LCCN

747313552153

OCLC

ocm81004337
81004337
SCSB-9072335

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries