Imprint:[United States] : PBS Distribution, [2010]
Physical Description5 videodiscs (ca. 300 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Note:Originally produced for the television program American experience in 1990.
Note:Special features: printable materials for educators ; access to the American Experience web site.
Note:Disc 1 (60 min.): The crash of 1929 -- Disc 2 (60 min.): The Civilian Conservation Corps -- Disc 3 (60 min.): Hoover Dam -- Disc 4 (60 min.): Surviving the Dust Bowl -- Disc 5 (60 min.): Seabiscuit.
Note:In 1929, there were few critics of the stock market; it seemed to rise without limits. In fact, presidents and economists alike confidently predicted that America would soon enter a "New Era" when everyone could be rich. But when reality finally struck, the consequences of such unbound optimism shocked the world.
Audience:Not rated.
