The Civil War
(DVD) 

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Published
Burbank, CA : PBS Home Video :, [2002].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (approximately 660 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
0780638875
UPC
794054868920

Notes

General Note
"PBS DVD Gold."
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 interactive 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.
System Details
DVD, 5.1 stereo surround sound.
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").
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DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Burns, K., Burns, R., Ward, G. C., McCullough, D. G., Axton, H., Dewhurst, C., Fishburne, L., III., Freeman, M., Irons, J., Jacobi, D., Robards, J., Waterston, S., Squires, B., Barnes, P., Reidy, T., & Shaw, B. (2002). The Civil War . PBS Home Video :.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ken Burns et al.. 2002. The Civil War. PBS Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ken Burns et al.. The Civil War PBS Home Video, 2002.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Burns, Ken, et al. The Civil War PBS Home Video :, 2002.

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