The Swamp
(DVD)
Contributors
MacLowry, Randall, television producer,
Taylor, Rebecca, television producer.
Hopper, Tim narrator.
Grunwald, Michael, 1970- Swamp.
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), broadcaster.
Taylor, Rebecca, television producer.
Hopper, Tim narrator.
Grunwald, Michael, 1970- Swamp.
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), broadcaster.
Published
[Alexandria, VA] : PBS Distribution, [2019].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 120 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Main Library - Media
DVD 975.939 Swa
1 available
DVD 975.939 Swa
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Main Library - Media | DVD 975.939 Swa | On Shelf |
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Published
[Alexandria, VA] : PBS Distribution, [2019].
Language
English
UPC
841887038003, 00841887038003
Notes
General Note
Originally broadcast on television as an episode of the series American Experience in 2019.
General Note
Based in part on the book The swamp: the Everglades, Florida, and the politics of paradise by Michael Grunwald.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Stephen McCarthy ; editor, Mark Dugas ; music, Tom Phillips.
Participants/Performers
Tim Hopper, narrator.
Description
The history of the Everglades is a dramatic yet little known story of humanity's attempt to conquer nature. This program, told through the lives of a handful of colorful and resolute characters, explores the repeated efforts to reclaim, control and transform what was seen as a vast wasteland into an agricultural and urban paradise, and, ultimately, the drive to preserve America's greatest wetland.
System Details
DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround.
Language
In English; English subtitles.
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