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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0841887007979
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: PBS (Direct)
Manufacturer: PBS (Direct)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: PBS (Direct)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 21, 2006
Running Time: 120 minutes
Sales Rank: 22888
Studio: PBS (Direct)
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
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Description:
At the end of 1853, San Francisco was a city on the fast track. A few years earlier, the seaside town had been a sleepy village of just 800 people. But the sight of gold in the waters of the American River set the stage for an event that would forever change a city, a fledgling state, and the nation. Incorporating rare and exquisite daguerreotypes and original recreations, this film offers a vivid portrait of a seminal event in America's history.
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Rating:  -
I was excited at first since most American Experience documentaries are very informative. This one fell short of my expectations as there was really nothing new regarding the Gold Rush. The producers did a good job keeping a fairly even keel historically and conjecture to a minimum. Included are many excellent historians and some that are controversial at best, but they were kept within the realm of historical facts. Few other than J. S. Holliday for example, had anything to say of a deep understanding ... Read More
Rating:  -
After viewing this documentary about the west, one has to wonder: are all white americans evil? No! But one has to be honest enough to acknowledge the fact that prejudice toward any human being who was not white existed and flourished by the DOMINANT WHITE CLASS. This is a sad but true statement, after buying and viewing this DVD...and... Ken Burns DVD: the West, and The Way West DVD by Ric Burns. All three DVDs have the common thread of inhumane treatment to non white people by the Anglo American. This ... Read More
Rating:  -
Like the American Experience series overall, this was a strong work about the gold rush. At two hours, I felt it ran a bit long. Then again, maybe as a one-hour special, it would have been too short.
Too often, documentaries do not have diverse interviewees. This work bucked that trend. It included men and women. One interviewee was South American author Isabel Allende. I knew her as a writer, but did not know she had such an interest in history.
The work is very gender-inclusive. ... Read More
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