| Authors: |
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Bonesteel, Paul.
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| Material type: |
DVD-Video |
| Subject: |
Authors, American -- 20th century.
Poets, American -- 20th century.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary television programs.
Biographical television programs.
Sandburg, Carl,1878-1967.
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
[Brighton, MA] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2012], c2011. |
| Description: |
1 videodisc (ca. 84 min) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN: |
9781608837014 1608837017 |
| Notes: |
Originally broadcast on television by PBS as an episode of the television series American Masters in 2012. |
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Special features: Penelope Niven comments on Sandburg's dynamic life; Marc Smith's performance of Sandburg's poem 'Prairie'; Pete Seeger talks about 'The People, Yes'; Interview with the filmmaker, Paul Bonesteel. |
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Narrated by Davis Bates; featuring Norman Corwin, Helga Sandurg Crile, Ted Kooser, Studs Terkel, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Pete Seeger, Penelope Niven, Marc Kelly Smith. |
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DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen presentation; stereo. |
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In English; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
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Editor, Paul Bonesteel, Neeley Dawson, Evan Schafer ; music, Zoe Keating. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
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| Summary: |
An exploration into the life and work of the iconic American, Carl Sandburg. From an impoverished youth on the prairie of Illinois to the halls of Congress and international notoriety, it was a tale of perseverance and success. During his lifetime he was revered, becoming one of the most successful writers of the 20th century, but when he died in 1967, his legacy suffered an unusual an inexplicably fast decline. His work was disparaged and his remarkable life all but forgotten. |