New York, a documentary film. Episode three. Sunshine and shadow, 1865-1898
(DVD)

Title from container.

Originally broadcast as an episode of the PBS television series, The American experience, on November 16, 1999.

Disc 3 of an 8 disc set.

Cinematography, Buddy Squires and Allen Moore ; edited by Li-Shin Yu ; narrated by David Ogden Stiers ; music, Brian Keane.

Narrated by David Ogden Stiers.

"The third episode chronicles the history of New York during the giddy decades following the Civil War--what Mark Twain called "the Gilded Age." During this period, New York grows at a staggering rate--demographically, geographically, and financially--building on its position as the commerical and cultural capital of America to become the headquarters of an entirely new corporate economy. Along the way, the city takes on enormous physical challenges (including the building of the Brooklyn Bridge), sees the rise of Tammany Hall and Boss Tweed, and finally confronts the terrible conditions of its slums through the stunning photographs of Jacob Riis. By the end of the episode, New York has become home to the world's greatest concentration of wealth, and the greatest concentration of poverty--a vast chasm it is not yet able to address. The episode ends with the consolidation of the five boroughs to form Greater New York on January 1, 1898."--Container.

Not rated.

DVD; NTSC; Region 1; Dolby digital; full screen presentation.