The Resource A midwife's tale, Blueberry Hill Productions ; directed by Richard P. Rogers ; written and produced by Laurie Kahn-Leavitt, (videorecording)
A midwife's tale, Blueberry Hill Productions ; directed by Richard P. Rogers ; written and produced by Laurie Kahn-Leavitt, (videorecording)
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The item A midwife's tale, Blueberry Hill Productions ; directed by Richard P. Rogers ; written and produced by Laurie Kahn-Leavitt, (videorecording) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Hamilton East Public Library.
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- Summary
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- "An innovative dramatic film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning story of Martha Ballard, a midwife and mother living in the wilds of Maine during the chaotic decades following the American Revolution. In a sparsely written diary, Ballard recorded her daily struggle against poverty, disease, domestic abuse and social turmoil. Two hundred years later, her world is painstakingly recreated by a historian seeking to understand eighteenth century America through a woman's eyes."--PBS website
- Tells the story of two women, 200 years apart, linked together by the massive yet cryptic diary one of them left behind. The life and world of Martha Ballard, a frontier midwife in Maine, is reconstructed through her diary. She lived through the economic boom and bust, and political and social turmoil of the decades following the American Revolution
- Language
-
- eng
- eng
- eng
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (ca. 88 min.)
- Note
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- Based on the book "A midwife's tale : the life of Martha Ballard, based on her diary, 1785-1812" by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
- Originally produced as an episode of the PBS television program American Experience in 1997
- Features: scene selection; teacher's guide (DVD-ROM pdf)
- Contents
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- Martha and Laurel, and Martha's diary
- The epidemic
- Family and work
- Martha and the new doctor
- The minister's wife and the law
- Courtship and marriage
- Parthenia's long illness
- Rebellion at home and in the woods
- 1800, the turn of the century
- Ephraim's year in jail
- The Purrington murder
- The end of Martha's life
- Isbn
- 9780793691203
- Label
- A midwife's tale
- Title
- A midwife's tale
- Statement of responsibility
- Blueberry Hill Productions ; directed by Richard P. Rogers ; written and produced by Laurie Kahn-Leavitt
- Title variation
- Midwives tale
- Subject
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- Kennebec River Valley (Me.) -- Social life and customs -- Drama
- Midwives -- Maine | Augusta -- Biography | Drama
- Midwives -- Maine | Hallowell -- Biography | Drama
- Midwives -- United States -- Biography | Drama
- Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher, 1938- -- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Television adaptations
- Augusta (Me.) -- Biography | Drama
- Ballard, Martha, 1735-1812 -- Drama
- Biographical television programs
- Documentary television programs
- Hallowell (Me.) -- Biography | Drama
- Historical reenactments (Television programs)
- Historical television programs
- Language
-
- eng
- eng
- eng
- Summary
-
- "An innovative dramatic film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning story of Martha Ballard, a midwife and mother living in the wilds of Maine during the chaotic decades following the American Revolution. In a sparsely written diary, Ballard recorded her daily struggle against poverty, disease, domestic abuse and social turmoil. Two hundred years later, her world is painstakingly recreated by a historian seeking to understand eighteenth century America through a woman's eyes."--PBS website
- Tells the story of two women, 200 years apart, linked together by the massive yet cryptic diary one of them left behind. The life and world of Martha Ballard, a frontier midwife in Maine, is reconstructed through her diary. She lived through the economic boom and bust, and political and social turmoil of the decades following the American Revolution
- Cataloging source
- PX0
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
- American experience (Television program)
- Credits note
- Key advisor and collaborator, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich ; directors of photography, Peter Stein, Steven Poster ; editors, William A. Anderson, Susan Korda ; music by Todd Boekelheide ; production designer, Nancy Deren ; costume designer, Kim Marie Druce
- Dewey number
- 618.20233
- Intended audience
- Not rated
- Language note
- Closed-captioned
- PerformerNote
- Kaiulani Lee (Martha Ballard), Ron Tough (Ephraim Ballard), Kevin Jubinville (Jonathan Ballard), Waneta Storms (Sally Pierce Ballard), Henriette Ivanans (Parthenia Barton), Patricia Welbourn (Hanna Ballard)
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1938-
- 1968-
- 1938-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Rogers, Richard P.
- Kahn-Leavitt, Laurie
- Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher
- Lee, Kaiulani
- Tough, Ron
- Jubinville, Kevin
- Storms, Waneta
- Ivanans, Henriette
- Welbourn, Patricia
- Korda, Susan
- Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher
- Blueberry Hill Productions
- PBS Home Video
- Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
- Runtime
- 88
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Ballard, Martha
- Hallowell (Me.)
- Augusta (Me.)
- Kennebec River Valley (Me.)
- Midwives
- Midwives
- Midwives
- Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher
- Target audience
- general
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- A midwife's tale, Blueberry Hill Productions ; directed by Richard P. Rogers ; written and produced by Laurie Kahn-Leavitt, (videorecording)
- Note
-
- Based on the book "A midwife's tale : the life of Martha Ballard, based on her diary, 1785-1812" by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
- Originally produced as an episode of the PBS television program American Experience in 1997
- Features: scene selection; teacher's guide (DVD-ROM pdf)
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- stereophonic
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Martha and Laurel, and Martha's diary -- The epidemic -- Family and work -- Martha and the new doctor -- The minister's wife and the law -- Courtship and marriage -- Parthenia's long illness -- Rebellion at home and in the woods -- 1800, the turn of the century -- Ephraim's year in jail -- The Purrington murder -- The end of Martha's life
- Control code
- ocm71223415
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (ca. 88 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780793691203
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 841887006217
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- AMER603
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
- (OCoLC)71223415
- System details
- DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen presentation; stereo
- Terms governing use
- For private home use only.
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- A midwife's tale, Blueberry Hill Productions ; directed by Richard P. Rogers ; written and produced by Laurie Kahn-Leavitt, (videorecording)
- Note
-
- Based on the book "A midwife's tale : the life of Martha Ballard, based on her diary, 1785-1812" by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
- Originally produced as an episode of the PBS television program American Experience in 1997
- Features: scene selection; teacher's guide (DVD-ROM pdf)
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Configuration of playback channels
- stereophonic
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Martha and Laurel, and Martha's diary -- The epidemic -- Family and work -- Martha and the new doctor -- The minister's wife and the law -- Courtship and marriage -- Parthenia's long illness -- Rebellion at home and in the woods -- 1800, the turn of the century -- Ephraim's year in jail -- The Purrington murder -- The end of Martha's life
- Control code
- ocm71223415
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (ca. 88 min.)
- Isbn
- 9780793691203
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 841887006217
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Publisher number
- AMER603
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System control number
- (OCoLC)71223415
- System details
- DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen presentation; stereo
- Terms governing use
- For private home use only.
- Video recording format
- DVD
Subject
- Kennebec River Valley (Me.) -- Social life and customs -- Drama
- Midwives -- Maine | Augusta -- Biography | Drama
- Midwives -- Maine | Hallowell -- Biography | Drama
- Midwives -- United States -- Biography | Drama
- Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher, 1938- -- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Television adaptations
- Augusta (Me.) -- Biography | Drama
- Ballard, Martha, 1735-1812 -- Drama
- Biographical television programs
- Documentary television programs
- Hallowell (Me.) -- Biography | Drama
- Historical reenactments (Television programs)
- Historical television programs
Genre
- Television adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Historical television programs
- Historical reenactments (Television programs)
- Film adaptations
- Drama
- Documentary television programs
- Biography
- Biographical television programs
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