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Death on the railroad

Death on the railroad

DVD 2013

In 1832, 57 young men from Ireland boarded a ship to America, leaving behind an impoverished country in hopes of a better life. Arriving healthy, all were dead in eight weeks. Did they all die due to a cholera pandemic as was widely believed? Or, were some of them murdered? Using the latest forensic and scientific investigative techniques, as well as historical detective work in Ireland and the U.S., modern detectives and experts will unravel thi...

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Explore Topics & Themes:
Duffy's Cut Site (Malvern, Pa.)
Foreign workers, Irish Pennsylvania History 19th century
Irish Americans Pennsylvania History 19th century
Murder Investigation
Railroad construction workers Pennsylvania History 19th century
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ISBN:
9781608839100
1608839109
Description:
1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Target Audience Note:
CHVR: NR
Other Title:
Secrets of the dead. Death on the railroad [DVD]
Notes:
Title from disc
Originally broadcast as single episode of a television program
Narrator, Jay O. Sanders
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; stereo
For private home use only
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing; descriptive audio
Control Number:
929191
UPC:
841887019132
Other Authors:
Farrell, Keith
Farrell, Dave
PBS Distribution (Firm)
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Sanders, Jay O., 1953-
Tile Films Ltd
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
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