American Experience The great famine
(DVD) 

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Published
[United States] : PBS Distribution, [2011].
Format
DVD
Edition
[Widescreen format].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
Main Library - Media
DVD 947.084 Ame
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Published
[United States] : PBS Distribution, [2011].
Edition
[Widescreen format].
Language
English
UPC
841887014021

Notes

General Note
Based on the book "The big show in Bololand" by Bertrand M. Patenaude.
General Note
Originally broadcast as an episode of the television show American experience on PBS.
General Note
"Soviet Russia was a nation dying for help when America answered the call"--Container.
Creation/Production Credits
Camera, Riyas Ishakov and Stephen McCarthy ; editing, Jon Neuberger ; music, Michael Bacon.
Participants/Performers
Narrator, David Ogden Stiers.
Description
When a devastating famine descended on Soviet Russia in 1921, Americans responded with a massive two-year relief campaign, championed by a new Secretary of Commerce, 'The Great Humanitarian' Herbert Hoover, an operation hailed for its efficiency, grit, and generosity.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD; 5.1 surround; region 1, NTSC.
Language
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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