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Bust : America - The Story of Us
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On October 29th, 1929, the boom era of the Jazz Age came to a crashing halt on Wall Street. The dramatic effects of the Great Depression and New Deal are the main topics of this program. Despite th...
On October 29th, 1929, the boom era of the Jazz Age came to a crashing halt on Wall Street. The dramatic effects of the Great Depression and New Deal are the main topics of this program. Despite the country's economic collapse, major public works projects such as the Hoover Dam offered proof of the industrial and technological might of the United States - and of the undeniable abilities of the American worker.
Details
- Creator
- A&E Television Networks, LLC
- Included Title
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- America, the story of us (Television program)
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2011], c2010
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (60 min.) : sd., col., digital file
- digital
- data file
- OCLC
- ocn783245601
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on November 30, 2011.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Mode of access: Internet.
- System requirements: FOD playback platform.
- Introduction to Bust: America--The Story of Us (0:54) -- 1920s - Boom Time in America (1:17) -- December 1930 - Collapse of Bank of the United States (3:07) -- Confidence in Banks Disintegrates (0:41) -- Hoover Dam Project (2:55) -- Diverting the Colorado River (4:16) -- Building the Hoover Dam (3:35) -- Hoover Dam Transforms America (2:01) -- Dust Bowl (2:59) -- Black Sunday (4:52) -- Exodus from the Great Plains (1:09) -- Radio (1:25) -- Mount Rushmore (3:25) -- Symbolic Mount Rushmore (1:35) -- Louis vs. Schmeling - The First Fight (2:47) -- Louis vs. Schmeling - The Second Fight (4:29) -- Victory for Louis and America. (1:48) -- Credits and Preview: Bust: America: The Story of Us. (0:34)