The Worst Hard Time - Nonfiction Book And The Plow That Broke The Plains Dvd
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THE WORST HARD TIME - NONFICTION BOOK AND THE PLOW THAT BROKE THE PLAINS DVD. Virgil Thomson’s scores for both films are among the most famous ever composed for the movies. Aaron Copland praised the music for “The Plow” for its “frankness and openness of feeling,” calling it “fresher, more simple, and more personal” than the Hollywood norm. THE WORST HARD TIME - NONFICTION BOOK AND THE PLOW THAT BROKE THE PLAINS AND THE RIVER DVD ALL REGIONS BOTH LISTED AS GOOD : THE BOOK AND COMPANION DVD ARE WELL-READ/WATCHED. THE BOOK'S BACK COVER IS RIPPED FROM THE TOP FOR ABOUT 3" BUT NO DOG-EARS. THE DVD HAS CLOUDING BUT PLAYS FINE. I AM SELLING THIS SET SIMPLY TO SHARE THEM WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS THE SAME INTEREST IN AMERICAN HISTORY. I never sell anything that I do not like and my offerings are always as stated and always playable. if you ever have a question or problem, please let me know and I will answer your question or take care of the problem. THE WORST HARD TIME: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THOSE WHO SURVIVED THE GREAT AMERICAN DUST BOWL By Timothy Egan: After reading this book, my first written by Timothy Egan, I have purchased all of the books he has written - he is that good. [A] fierce, humane account of the dreams and extremes that crashed head on during the nearly decade-long calamity of the Dust Bowl. The New York Times [A] vivid and gritty piece of forgotten history. USA Today "The Worst Hard Time" provides a sobering, gripping account of a disaster whose wounds are still not fully healed today. Boston Globe The Worst Hard Time is a haunting work of narrative nonfiction. The Baltimore Sun Egan has admirably captured a part of our American experience that should not be forgotten. The San Francisco Chronicle Egan is a passionate and accomplished writer...Read this for history, not inspiration or entertainment. The Denver Post Egan's account of the Dust Bowl era is a final, terrible rebuke to the policies of America's dying days of frontier expansion. The Seattle Times THE WORST HARD TIME is a flat-out masterpiece of historical reportage. Seattle Post-Intelligencer THE PLOW THAT BROKE THE PLAINS AND THE RIVER (1936/38) DVD REGION FREE: Both remastered and soundtracks recreated. Referenced in The Worst Hard Times, both documentaries are landmark documentary films. The encapsulate the strivings of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “New Deal.” Virgil Thomson’s scores for both films are among the most famous ever composed for the movies. Aaron Copland praised the music for “The Plow” for its “frankness and openness of feeling,” calling it “fresher, more simple, and more personal” than the Hollywood norm. He called the music for “The River” “a lesson in how to treat Americana.” Special Features Include: George Stoney on The Plow and The River George Stoney on The New Deal, The River, and Race Charles Fussell on Virgil Thomson Virgil Thomson on Virgil Thomson - audio only COMBINED SHIPPING IS AVAILABLE. YOU ONLY PAY THE ACTUAL SHIPPING CHARGE. PUT THE DVDS YOU WANT TO BUY IN YOUR CART, SEND ME A MESSAGE & I WILL SEND YOU AN INVOICE WITH THE COMBINED SHIPPING CHARGE.** INTERNATIONAL ORDERS ARE HANDLED USING E BAY'S GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM AND I AM UNABLE TO ADJUST, COMBINE OR ALTER THOSE INVOICES.
