The greatest enterpise under God / Ken Burns presents a film by Stephen Ives ; a co-production of Insignia Films and WETA-TV, Washington, in association with Florentine Films and Time-Life Video & Television ; directed by Stephen Ives ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward & Dayton Duncan ; produced by Stephen Ives, Jody Abramson, Michael Kantor.

"Explores the building of the Pacific railroad. Stretching from Omaha to Sacramento, this incredible feat of engineering and hubris utterly transformed the lands it connected -- previously remote prairies, suddenly there for the taking, attracted peasant farmers who began to plant wheat; cattle...

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Other Authors:	Ward, Geoffrey C. (Screenwriter), Duncan, Dayton (Screenwriter), Coyote, Peter (Narrator)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	[Alexandria, VA] : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), [1996]
Subjects:	1860-1890 Railroads > History. Railroads > West (U.S.) Cattle drives. Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.) Cattle drives Frontier and pioneer life Railroads West (U.S.) > History > 1860-1890. West United States documentary film. Documentary films Documentary television programs Feature films History Nonfiction films Nonfiction television programs Internet videos. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Television mini-series. Television programs. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Documentaires télévisés. Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction. Films autres que de fiction. Documentaires. Vidéos sur Internet. Miniséries. Émissions télévisées.
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