Pioneer Journey Across the Appalachians (Revised Version)

Duration: 14

Year Published: 1982

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Uses dramatizations, still photography, and graphics, to trace the expansion of the colonial frontier across the Appalachian mountains in the 1750s. Considers the various reasons for the expansion and the obstacles encountered, including nature, Indians, and the Revolutionary War. Shows a pioneer family leaving their established, nonproductive farm to attempt the dangerous journey across the moutains.

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