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Poor kids

Poor kids

DVD 2018

These are hard times in the Quad Cities, a great American crossroads along the border of Iowa and Illinois, where the Mississippi River intersects Interstate 80. It's home to John Deere manufacturing and the nation's breadbasket. But it's also an area deeply scarred by the Recession. Frontline spent months following three young girls who are growing up against the backdrop of their families' struggles against financial ruin.

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Poor children Quad Cities (Ill. and Iowa) Biography
Poor families Quad Cities (Ill. and Iowa) Case studies
Poverty Quad Cities (Ill. and Iowa) Case studies
Quad Cities (Ill. and Iowa) Economic conditions 21st century
Recessions Social aspects United States Case studies
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ISBN:
9781531703677
Description:
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
digital optical
videodisc
DVD
video file DVD video
polychrome
Target Audience Note:
CHVR: NR
Other Title:
Contained in (work): Frontline (Television program)
Notes:
Title from web page
Originally broadcast as an episode of the television program Frontline on the PBS Network
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen; stereophonic
Control Number:
2589880
UPC:
841887035415
Other Authors:
Mucciolo, Lauren, producer
Neumann, Jezza, 1968- director, producer
PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher
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