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Film, Video A Rift in the Earth

Event video

Transcript: TEXT

About this Item

Title

  • A Rift in the Earth

Summary

  • James Reston Jr. explored themes from his book, "A Rift in the Earth," including the selection of Maya Lin's design for the Vietnam Memorial.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • Veterans History Project (U.S.), sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2017-11-09.

Headings

  • -  A Rift in the Earth, Vietnam Memorial, army veteran, veterans, Book Talk
  • -  Biography, History
  • -  Education
  • -  Government, World Affairs
  • -  Literature

Notes

  • -  Classification: Education.
  • -  Classification: History (General) and History of Europe.
  • -  Classification: History: America.
  • -  Classification: Language and Literature.
  • -  Classification: Military Science.
  • -  James Reston Jr..
  • -  Recorded on 2017-11-09.
  • -  Librarians, Archivists.
  • -  Researchers.
  • -  Teachers.
  • -  Visitors.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021690667

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Credit Line: Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and U.S Veterans History Project. A Rift in the Earth. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -11-09, 2017. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021690667/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & Veterans History Project, U. S. (2017) A Rift in the Earth. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -11-09. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021690667/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and U.S Veterans History Project. A Rift in the Earth. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -11-09, 2017. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021690667/>.