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Seabiscuit

Call Number

  • DVD 798.4 S43815 (CEN)

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Languages

Closed-captioned.

Performers

Narrator, Scott Glenn.

Publication Information

[Boston] : WGBH Educational Foundation : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2010]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. & b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

While not looking the part, Seabiscuit was one of the most remarkable thoroughbred racehorses in history. In the 1930s, when Americans longed to escape the grim realities of Depression-era life, four men turned Seabiscuit into a national hero.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally broadcast on PBS as an episode of American experience in 2003.

This edition released as part of a five-disc set called The 1930s.

Special features: An interview with Stephen Ives ; Superhorses gallery ; printable materials for educators ; access to the American Experience Web site.

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