America: 7 - Domesticating a Wilderness (1972)
1972 · Television · 27 min
Synopsis
America: 7 - Domesticating a Wilderness SummaryPictures how the nation turned West to drain off war - bred tensions in the late 19th century. Explains how European immigrants populated the Midlands. Depicts the Indians' last desperate struggles exploding in the Custer massacre. Number seven of the America - a personal history of the United States series. A study of Indians of today on and off the reservation, includes their homes, work, problems, and prospects for the future.
Synopsis, reviewed
Details
- Running time
- 27 minutes
- Collection
- Educational Films, Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Series: America: A Personal History of the U.S (1972-3)
- United States (1860-1899)
- Frontier and expansion (United States)