American Experience: Grand Coulee Dam DVD

Comments about PBS American Experience: Grand Coulee Dam DVD:

It objectively captures the grandeur of the subject without neglecting to shed light on the dam's consequences. From beginning to end, the DVD is as entertaining as it is educational. Thank you!

Comments about PBS American Experience: Grand Coulee Dam DVD:

I saw this film on American Experience, so I had to go see the dam last month. My husband and I were given a ride to the interior of the dam, led by a very knowledgeable "dam docent". The first thing we did upon returning home was to buy the DVD.

I love big, powerful things, particularly rampant nature as tamed by man. Roosevelt's responses to the devastation of the Great Depression were breathtakingly bold and effective. In the short run, the Colville Indian loss of land and way of life, and the disruption of salmon habit, were the price that was paid. In the long run, Grand Coulee Dam and the other Roosevelt initiatives were brilliant and achieved the bigger goal of saving the nation.

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Having done the flying, for the aerial sequences for this production, it really brought the dam and the river to life. All these years of flying in Eastern Washington, it was a thrill to have PBS tell the story of Grand Coulee Dam.

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It was nice to see the Native American side of the dam story told. It was sad the US goverment decided time was of the essence and chose to cover up so many Native graves w/out moving them.

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When I saw that The American Experience was going to feature the Dam in its lineup, I knew that I was going to have to watch the film. After doing so I can honestly say that the Grand Coulee Dam truly is the biggest thing that man has ever done (recognize the phrase?) at least here in Washington. Being from Spokane, I took many trips to the Dam when I was a youngster. My relations back east could not believe this beautiful thing and when the third powerhouse came on line it became even more of a treasure. I will say that without the Dam, our state would be much poorer in all areas, but especially agriculture and power production. So kudos to the men who had the vision to build it and more important-kudos to those who made this great film that rivals Hoover Dam in every way! And now I will have them both!