You are there. America grows up
(DVD Video)

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Published
Chatsworth, CA : Woodhaven Entertainment, [2004.].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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Published
Chatsworth, CA : Woodhaven Entertainment, [2004.].
Format
DVD Video
Language
English
UPC
615692476066

Notes

General Note
Originally aired on television as CBS TV series.
General Note
Special features: digitally remastered from restored prints ; interactive menu.
Creation/Production Credits
The great Comstock silver strike: edited by Budd Small ; director of photography, Ed Fitzgerald ; directed by Bernard Girard ; produced by James Fonda ; written by Jack Bennett.
Creation/Production Credits
The overthrow of the Tweed Ring: edited by Richard Cahoon ; director of photography, Lloyd Ahern ; directed by William D. Russell ; produced by James Fonda ; written by Don Clark.
Participants/Performers
Hosted by Walter Cronkite.
Description
The great Comstock silver strike: October 29th, 1873. John Mackay and James Fair have invested close to $300,000 into the apparently worthless Comstock mine in the hopes of discovering silver. People are losing faith and increasingly suspicious of stock manipulation and fraud. Then they receive the big news.
Description
The overthrow of the Tweed Ring: November 7th, 1871. New York citizens are fed up with the corruption of William Tweed who has gained political control through bribery and intimidation. New York Times editor Louis J. Jennings, Sheriff James O'Brien and cartoonist Thomas Nast begin a movement to rid the city of Tweed which proves to be successful on election day.
System Details
DVD; Dolby Digital.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Cronkite, W., Girard, B., Russell, W. D., & Fonda, J. (2004). You are there . Woodhaven Entertainment.

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

Walter. Cronkite et al.. 2004. You Are There. Woodhaven Entertainment.

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

Walter. Cronkite et al.. You Are There Woodhaven Entertainment, 2004.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Cronkite, Walter., Bernard Girard, William D. Russell, and James Fonda. You Are There Woodhaven Entertainment, 2004.

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