Alaska : big America
Title:
Alaska : big America
JLCTITLE245:
produced by Moore Huntley Productions for History Television Network Productions ; produced and directed by David Moore Huntley, David Lyons ; written by David Moore Huntley.
Publication Information:
[New York, NY] : A & E Television Networks ; [Sudbury, MA] : Moore Huntley Productions, c2004.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Abstract:
9 segments covering major events in Alaskan history: Vitus Bering Expedition; Henry Tureman Allen's Alaska Exploratory Expedition of 1885, which traversed and mapped a significant portion of the interior of Alaska including the Copper, Tanana, and Koyukuk rivers; the Chilkoot Trail and the Klondike Gold Rush; Nome and the 1925 diphtheria serum dogsled run; the Alaska Highway; the Aleutians Campaign in World War II; Good Friday Alaska earthquake of 1964; Trans-Alaska Pipeline; bush pilots and aviation in Alaska.
Local Note:
UAS Egan Library copy is DVD-R. May not play on all equipment.
Added Corporate Author:
Variant Title:
Portion of title: Big America
Credits:
Producer/director, David Moore Huntley, Daniel Lyons ; writer, David Moore Huntley ; associate producer, Julie Pryor ; editors, Adam Bush, Jim Ohm ; photography, Peter Hoving, Daniel Lyons.
Performer:
Narrator, Peter Thomas.
Technical Details:
DVD.