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Baseball. Innings 1-6, 1840s-1950

Baseball. Innings 1-6, 1840s-1950

DVD 2021

It is an epic overflowing with heroes and hopefuls, scoundrels and screwballs. It is a saga spanning the quest for racial justice, the clash of labor and management, the transformation of popular culture, and the unfolding of the national pastime. Here is the story of a nation at work and play. Experience it in ten thrilling "innings" from master storyteller and award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns.

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Baseball United States History
Baseball players United States History
United States Social life and customs
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Description:
6 videodiscs (750 minutes) : sound, colour with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 inches
polychrome
digital
optical
surround
Dolby Digital 5.1
wide screen
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1
Target Audience Note:
Canadian Home Video Rating: PG
Other Title:
Baseball. Set 1, Innings 1-6, 1840s-1950
Notes:
Title from container
"SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing) are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed captions"--container
Narrated by John Chancellor
DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1
For private home use only
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired
Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH)
Audio track in English, Spanish, with optional subtitles in Spanish, captions in English
Contents:
Disc 1. Inning 1: Our game (1840's-1900)
Disc 2. Inning 2: Something like a war (1900-1910)
Disc 3. Inning 3: The faith of fifty million people (1910-1920)
Disc 4. Inning 4: A national heirloom (1920-1930)
Disc 5. Inning 5: Shadow ball (1930-1940)
Disc 6. Inning 6: The national pastime (1940-1950)
Control Number:
3106625
Other Authors:
Baseball Film Project, Inc., production company
Burns, Ken, 1953- television producer, screenwriter
Chancellor, John, 1927-2014 narrator
Florentine Films, production company
Novick, Lynn, television producer
PBS Distribution (Firm), distributor
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), production company
WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), production company
Ward, Geoffrey C., screenwriter
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