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How the states got their shapes. Season one

How the states got their shapes. Season one

DVD 2011

Explores how our borders evolved--and continue to change--in response to religion, transportation, communication, politics, culture clashes and even Mother Nature. Brian Unger hits the road, makes irreverent observations about how people think, speak, and act, and discovers their surprising connections to geography. With its crooked lines and odd breaks, the outline of America is a puzzle to be solved. Includes the acclaimed special that inspired...

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Explore Topics & Themes:
U.S. states Boundaries
U.S. states Historical geography
United States Boundaries History
United States History
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ISBN:
9781422942420
Description:
4 videodiscs (approximately 7 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
Dolby
video file
DVD video
Target Audience Note:
CHVR: Not rated
MPAA: TV PG
Other Title:
How the states got their shapes. Season 1 [DVD]
How the states got their shapes (Television program)
Notes:
Originally broadcast in 2011 on the History Channel
Based on the book by Mark Stein
Host: Brian Unger
DVD; Dolby Digital stereo
Closed captioned
Contents:
Disc 1: A river runs through it
The great plains, trains, & automobiles
Force of nature
State of rebellion
Disc 2: Living on the edge
Use it or lose it
Church and states
A boom with a view
Disc 3: Culture clash
Mouthing off
Disc 4, bonus disc: Feature-length History special, How the states got their shapes
Control Number:
907093
UPC:
733961249118
Other Authors:
Arts and Entertainment Network
Half Yard Productions
History Channel (Television network)
Konschnik, David
New Video Group
Stein, Mark, 1951-
Unger, Brian, 1965-
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