Baseball [videorecording] / a production of Florentine Films and WETA-TV, Washington ; a film by Ken Burns.
It is an epic overflowing with heroes and hopefuls, scoundrels and screwballs. It is a saga spanning the quest for racial justice, the clash of labor and management, the transformation of popular culture, and the unfolding of the national pastime. Here is the story of a nation at work and play. Experience it in ten thrilling "innings" from master storyteller and award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781608832774
- ISBN: 1608832775
- Physical Description: 11 videodiscs : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video ; 2010.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Videodisc release of a 1994 television program. |
Formatted Contents Note: | The First inning: Our game, the 1840's-1900 (115 min.) -- The Second inning: Something like a war, 1900-1910 (107 min.) -- The Third inning: The faith of fifty million people, 1910-1920 (120 min.) -- The Fourth inning: A national heirloom, 1920-1930 (117 min.) -- The Fifth inning: Shadow ball, 1930-1940 (126 min.) -- The Sixth inning: The national pastime, 1940-1950 (151 min.) -- The Seventh inning: The capital of baseball, 1950-1960 (134 min.) -- The Eighth inning: A whole new ballgame, 1960-1970 (116 min.) -- The Ninth inning: Home, 1970-1994 (148 min.) -- Extra inning: The making of Baseball (240 min.) - The Tenth 1999-2009. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Producers, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick writers, Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns ; cinematography, Buddy Squires, Ken Burns, Allen Moore ; music, Jacqueline Schawb ... [et al.]. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Narrator, John Chancellor ; voices, Adam Arkin ... [et al.]. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
System Details Note: | DVD. |
Language Note: | Closed-captioned. |
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Subject: | Baseball > United States > History. |
Genre: | Documentary television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Part | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Homer Public Library | DVD 796.357 BAS V.1-2 (Text) | V.1-2 | 000090633 | Video | Available | - |
Homer Public Library | DVD 796.357 BAS V.3-4 (Text) | V.3-4 | 000090634 | Video | Available | - |
Homer Public Library | DVD 796.357 BAS V.5-6 (Text) | V.5-6 | 000090635 | Video | Available | - |
Homer Public Library | DVD 796.357 BAS V.7-8 (Text) | V.7-8 | 000090636 | Video | Available | - |
Homer Public Library | DVD 796.357 BAS V.9 (Text) | V.9 | 000090637 | Video | Available | - |
Homer Public Library | DVD 796.357 BAS V.10-11 (Text) | V.10-11 | 000090638 | Video | Available | - |