Considering how many programs PBS releases on DVD each month and of those how many are educational, their ability to produce anthology or box sets of related episodes from different series might be unparalleled. Proof of that comes in the form of their set America and the Civil War which blends episodes of Nova and The American Experience together into a 5-part collection that covers some very random topics that all fall under the larger umbrella of Civil War-era history.
While many of the classically important elements of your general American history class are touched upon, like Gettysburg and Reconstruction, the content also looks at more niche aspects of the war like ironside battleships and the all African-American regiment of Massachusetts. It’s eclectic, but it’s also quite captivating. The five features collected in the set are the standalone documentary Gettysburg: The Boys in Blue & Gray, The American Experience...
While many of the classically important elements of your general American history class are touched upon, like Gettysburg and Reconstruction, the content also looks at more niche aspects of the war like ironside battleships and the all African-American regiment of Massachusetts. It’s eclectic, but it’s also quite captivating. The five features collected in the set are the standalone documentary Gettysburg: The Boys in Blue & Gray, The American Experience...
- 8/28/2012
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
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