Books and Ideas; 16; Great River by Paul Horgan
- Series
- Books and Ideas
- Episode Number
- 16
- Episode
- Great River by Paul Horgan
- Producing Organization
- Syracuse University
- Contributing Organization
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/512-1n7xk85c55
- NOLA Code
- BOKI
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- Description
- Episode Description
- Mr. Horgans book is the story of the Rio Grande and the country surrounding it. Using an enormous cast of characters Indians, Spaniards, Mexicans, North Americans and Texans he takes the reader from the days before history on the Rio Grande to the present time. Since all three professors are historians, their discussion of this tremendous account of the American Southwest is informative and intriguing. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Series Description
- This series on important books in western civilization features three professors from Syracuse University men who love books and enjoy exploring the ideas behind mans creative processes who meet for informal ad lib discussion of books, contemporary and ancient, which have influenced American culture through the ideas expounded in their pages. Participants include Stuart Gerry Brown, professor of citizenship and American culture in the Maxwell graduate school at Syracuse; Edwin H. Cady, professor of American literature and author of The Gentleman in America, and Albert J. George, professor and chairman of the department of Romance Languages. Discussion moderator is Arthur Weld, Jr., television program director at the Syracuse Radio and Television Center. The 20 half-hour episodes that comprise this series were originally recorded in black and white on kinescope. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Broadcast Date
- 1956-00-00
- Asset type
- Episode
- Genres
- Talk Show
- Topics
- Literature
- Rights
- Published Work: This work was offered for sale and/or rent in 1960.
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Moderator: Weld, Arthur, Jr.
Panelist: Cady, Edwin H.
Panelist: Brown, Stuart Gerry
Panelist: Geroege, Albert J.
Producing Organization: Syracuse University
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2310462-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 16mm film
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: B&W
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Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive
Identifier: [request film based on title] (Indiana University)
Format: 16mm film
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Books and Ideas; 16; Great River by Paul Horgan,” 1956-00-00, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed October 19, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-1n7xk85c55.
- MLA: “Books and Ideas; 16; Great River by Paul Horgan.” 1956-00-00. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. October 19, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-1n7xk85c55>.
- APA: Books and Ideas; 16; Great River by Paul Horgan. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-1n7xk85c55