Seeking 1906
(DVD)
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Status
Avon Free Library - Videos
DVD 979.4 SEE
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DVD 979.4 SEE
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Avon Free Library - Videos | DVD 979.4 SEE | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Documentary television programs.
Earthquakes -- California -- San Francisco -- History -- 20th century.
Nonfiction television programs.
San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century.
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Winchester, Simon. -- Crack in the edge of the world.
Earthquakes -- California -- San Francisco -- History -- 20th century.
Nonfiction television programs.
San Francisco (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century.
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Winchester, Simon. -- Crack in the edge of the world.
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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
841887007771
Notes
General Note
Originally produced for television broadcast on PBS, c2006.
General Note
Special features: An interview with Simon Winchester; Historical footage of 1905 and 1906 San Francisco.
General Note
Summary adapted from case insert.
Participants/Performers
Presented by Simon Winchester ; narration, Alexis Lezin.
Description
Follows Simon Winchester for over a year as he researches his new book, A Crack in the Edge of the World, in some unlikely and extraordinary ways. Traveling as far afield as Alaska while searching for both the stories behind the Great San Francisco Earthquake and the modern day study of quakes, he stumbles across some strange and unexpected things, and meets an eclectic and colorful collection of characters.
System Details
DVD; stereo. sd.; NTSC, region 1.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Winchester, S., Schermerhorn, K., & Lezin, A. (2006). Seeking 1906 (DVD ; Full screen.). KQED :.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Winchester, Simon, Kate. Schermerhorn and Alexis. Lezin. 2006. Seeking 1906. San Francisco, CA: KQED.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Winchester, Simon, Kate. Schermerhorn and Alexis. Lezin. Seeking 1906 San Francisco, CA: KQED, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Winchester, Simon., Kate Schermerhorn, and Alexis Lezin. Seeking 1906 DVD ; Full screen., KQED :, 2006.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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