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Dangerous Decades (1818-1846)

Name: Dangerous Decades (1818-1846)
Duration: 58 min

Ronald Dick & Pierre L'Amare

1968 | 58 min

This documentary, part of a series from the late 1960s, focuses on the contest for the continental interior. It examines the American advantages and the problems plaguing Canada internally. It also looks at the Oregon and Maine boundaries, American anti-monarchism, and a potential sign of a "transcontinental nation to come."

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Credits

director

Ronald Dick

Pierre L'Amare
producer

Ronald Dick
script

Ronald Dick
executive producer

Nicholas Balla
commentary

William Weintraub
photography

Jim Wilson

Raymond Dumas

Claude Lapierre

Kjeld Nielsen

Tony Ianzelo
editing

Nicholas Balla

Marion Meadows
re-recording

Ron Alexander
narrator

J. Frank Willis
music

Robert Fleming

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