New York, a documentary film, Episode one : 1609-1825, The country and the city

The Resource New York, a documentary film, Episode one : 1609-1825, The country and the city
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New York, a documentary film, Episode one : 1609-1825, The country and the city
Title number
Episode one : 1609-1825
Title part
The country and the city
Statement of responsibility
a Steeplechase Films production in association with WGBH Boston, Thirteen/WNET New York, and the New-York Historical Society
Title variation
  • Country and the city
  • New York, the country and the city
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Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
This first segment in an eight-part series chronicling the history of New York City from 1609 through 2003 covers the rise of New York from the early seventeenth century through the explosion of commerical growth sparked by the completion of the Erie Canal in 1825. Examines the defining role the Dutch played in the development of the city's character, the impact of the British empire and the horrors of slavery, the establishment of the Stock Exchange, New York's fateful role in the American Revolution, and the city's brief tenure as the nation's capital
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Cataloging source
CUY
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director, Ric Burns ; producers, Lisa Ades, Ric Burns ; writers, Ric Burns, James Sanders ; cinematography, Buddy Squires, Allen Moore ; editor, Li-Shin Yu ; narrator, David Ogden Stiers ; music, Brian Keane
Intended audience
Not rated
Language note
Closed-captioned
Runtime
120
Technique
live action

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