New York, a documentary film. Episode one, The country and the city

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Chronicles the rise of New York from its discovery in 1609 through the explosion of commercial growth sparked by the completion of the Erie Canal in 1825. The film examines the defining role the Dutch played in the development of the city's character, the impact of the British empire and the ho...

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Corporate Authors: New-York Historical Society, PBS Home Video, Steeplechase Films Inc, WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
Other Authors: Ades, Lisa, Burns, Ric, Sanders, James, 1955-, Stiers, David Ogden, 1942-
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [Alexandria, Va.] : Burbank, Calif. : PBS Home Video ; distributed by Warner Home Video, c1999.
Series:New York, a documentary film episode 1
Subjects:
Clinton, DeWitt, > 1769-1828
Hamilton, Alexander, > 1757-1804
Stuyvesant, Peter, > 1592-1672
Washington, George, > 1732-1799
British > New York (State) > New York > History.
Dutch > New York (State) > New York > History.
Slavery > New York (State) > New York > History.
Stock exchanges > New York (State) > New York > History.
Erie Canal (N.Y.) > History.
New York (N.Y.) > Commerce > History.
New York (N.Y.) > History > 1775-1865
New York (N.Y.) > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
New York (N.Y.) > History > Revolution, 1775-1783
New York (N.Y.) > Social life and customs
Wall Street (New York, N.Y.) > History.
Historical television programs
Documentary television programs
Films for the hearing impaired

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Call Number: DVD 974.71 NEW

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