| Edition |
Widescreen. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approx. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
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| Note |
Documentary. |
| Language |
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Performer |
Narrator, Will Lyman. |
| Credits |
Filmed and edited by Jezza Neumann ; original music, Jamie Pereira ; research, Sharon Thompson, Lisa Colles. |
| Event |
Originally produced as an episode of the television series Frontline, broadcast Nov. 20, 2012. |
| Note |
Program content: c2012, True Vision Productions and WGBH Educational Foundation. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen; stereo. |
| Summary |
Profiles three young girls and their families living in poverty in the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa, a part of the U.S. hard hit by the economic downturn that began in the late '00s. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Meet the families -- Struggling to get by -- Losing your home -- Survive and keep going. |
| Subject |
Poor families -- Quad Cities (Ill. and Iowa) -- Case studies.
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Poverty -- Quad Cities (Ill. and Iowa) -- Case studies.
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Recessions -- Social aspects -- United States -- Case studies.
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Quad Cities (Ill. and Iowa) -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
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| Added Author |
Neumann, Jezza.
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Mucciolo, Lauren.
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Lyman, Will, 1948-
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Pereira, Jaime (Composer)
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True Vision Productions.
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WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
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British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service.
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
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PBS Distribution (Firm)
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| Note |
Title on container: Poor kids : an intimate portrait of America's economic crisis |
| Added Title |
Frontline (Television program)
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| ISBN |
9781608838325 |
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1608838323 |
| Standard No. |
841887018357 |
| Music No. |
FRL63024 PBS |
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