The big burn
(DVD)

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Published
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2014].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Watauga Public Library - DVD973.911 BIGOn Shelf

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Published
[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2014].
Format
DVD
Language
English
UPC
841887022682

Notes

General Note
Based in part on the book The big burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the fire that saved America by Timothy Egan.
General Note
Originally produced as an episode of the PBS show, American Experience.
Creation/Production Credits
Narrated by Oliver Platt ; director of photography, Andrew Young ; edited by Omry Maoz ; original music by Peter Rundquist.
Description
Inspired by Timothy Egan's best-selling book, The Big Burn is the dramatic story of an unimaginable wildfire that swept across the Northern Rockies in the summer of 1910. The fire devoured more than three million acres in 36 hours, confronting the fledgling U.S. Forest Service with a catastrophe that would define the agency and the nation's fire policy for the rest of the 20th century and beyond.
Target Audience
Rating: TV-PG.
System Details
DVD, widescreen, 5.1 surround.
Language
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ives, S., Pollak, A., Maoz, O., Young, A. L., & Egan, T. (2014). The big burn . PBS Distribution.

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

Stephen, Ives et al.. 2014. The Big Burn. PBS Distribution.

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

Stephen, Ives et al.. The Big Burn PBS Distribution, 2014.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ives, Stephen,, et al. The Big Burn PBS Distribution, 2014.

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