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America Revealed DVD & Blu-ray

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Take to the skies for a bird's-eye view of how this vast and complex country actually works. Stunning aerial footage, high-definition video and real-time satellite data reveal the American landscape as you've never seen it before, and host Yul Kwon climbs, leaps, and rides across the U.S. to find out what makes this nation tick.. He traces the mighty infrastructures ... More
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Take to the skies for a bird's-eye view of how this vast and complex country actually works. Stunning aerial footage, high-definition video and real-time satellite data reveal the American landscape as you've never seen it before, and host Yul Kwon climbs, leaps, and rides across the U.S. to find out what makes this nation tick.. He traces the mighty infrastructures that miraculously come together to manufacture goods, transport people, grow our food, and power our increasingly tech-dependent nation. From the glaciers of Alaska to the crowded New York subways; from Chicago's bustling freight yards to the lonely badlands of Wyoming, Yul takes us to spectacular and unexpected places and introduces us to the people whose effort and expertise puts food on our tables, keeps our lights on, our transport systems moving and our factories busy. This is a celebration of a nation in the 21st century. This is AMERICA REVEALED.

Food Machine: How America keeps pace with its insatiable appetite. The story of how a revolution in food production turned deserts into orchards, prairies into a bread basket, and created the biggest food machine in the world.

Nation on the Move: Americans are the most mobile people on earth and their transport systems are the biggest and most complex. From the rural school bus to the busiest airport, we explore the vast infrastructure that keeps Americans on the move.

Electric Nation: We take electricity for granted but how is it generated and how does our vast but aging grid get it to every house, office and factory in the nation?

Made in the U.S.A.: This is the story of how American manufacturers embraced new ideas and technologies to transform themselves into world leading producers of everything from sleek new cars to mighty ships to microchips.

Special Bonus Features include…

Ep. 1 - Homegrown Solution
Ep 2 - Eye in the Sky
Ep. 3 - Live Wire
Ep. 4 - Robot Relationships
Behind the Scenes

Producer: Lion Television
Copyright Year: 2012
Host: Yul Kwon
Number of Discs: 2
Length: 240 minutes
Subtitled: Y
Subtitle Languages: English (SDH)
Aspect Ratio: 16x9 Widescreen

12 Reviews
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Professor M.
Anonymous User
5.0 star rating
07/17/20
Teaching Tool
Review by Professor M. on 07/17/20 review stating Teaching Tool
This series was used in an English composition course this past semester and it worked really well.
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Biz T.
Anonymous User
5.0 star rating
07/17/20
Great Educational Tool
Review by Biz T. on 07/17/20 review stating Great Educational Tool
I LOVE this series! I teach business and I teach an agricultural unit as it relates to business. I showed my students the Food Machine episode and they loved it! It is packed with so much information, interesting facts, statistics, great footage, and totally relevant concepts! A great DVD all around. Yul Kwon is a great host and narrator! A very well done series!
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Storyms
Anonymous User
5.0 star rating
07/17/20
Learning experience!
Review by Storyms on 07/17/20 review stating Learning experience!
Filled with so much information. Loved learning this way!
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Dick
Anonymous User
5.0 star rating
07/17/20
made in the usa
Review by Dick on 07/17/20 review stating made in the usa
This video changed my mind. I was worried about all our jobs going overseas until it showed exactly what was going on. I want to show it to my friends and relatives. Smarten them up too. Dick
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Kenny P.
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5.0 star rating
07/17/20
An educational entertaining show!
Review by Kenny P. on 07/17/20 review stating An educational entertaining show!
After watching the preview of this show America Revealed, I jumped on my computer immediately to order the DVD. This show is not only visually entertaining with stunning aerial photography, it is also educational with facts and statistics about how America works. Some of the information might not be new but it has been organized and explained in a way that can help us see this country and its infrastructure. I love the fact that the producer has chosen Yul Kwon (2006 winner of the hit reality TV show Survivor), a Korean-American (who is also an eloquent speaker) to be the host of this show. I highly recommend this show to ages of all level. It will help paint a bigger picture of how America works and what we can do to make it a better place for everyone.
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Ed M.
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5.0 star rating
07/17/20
(Whats Right With) America Revealed
Review by Ed M. on 07/17/20 review stating (Whats Right With) America Revealed
This is a production that will inspire young people who have only been told what is wrong with America. It will provide them with compelling evidence of what is right with America and how self determination and creativity actually combine in our modern free enterprise system that keeps reinventing itself.
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Akloghouse
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5.0 star rating
07/17/20
Facinating Series
Review by Akloghouse on 07/17/20 review stating Facinating Series
Loved this series!! After telling everyone who would listen to watch the series, I ended up buying several DVDs to share as gifts. This would be a great gift for the person who has everything! Each episode provides so much info. The narration is excellent. The visuals are amazing. I would highly recommend this. I hope they come out with more episodes too!
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Captain153
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5.0 star rating
07/17/20
Great informational program on America!
Review by Captain153 on 07/17/20 review stating Great informational program on America!
This series shows you all of the fantastic systems that quitely run day and night across America. The most fascinating section shows how America is still the greatest manufacturing producer of goods in the world, but that output is supported by only half the number of people of the past. It was great to see factual information that wasnt colored by the brush of a political campaign for a change...
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Tomotou
Anonymous User
4.0 star rating
07/17/20
Only part of the story
Review by Tomotou on 07/17/20 review stating Only part of the story
Ive just seen episode one about agriculture. It was good but mostly emphasized how the system works - not about the problems with the current system. For instance, overuse of chemicals, GM foods and concerns with health issues with them etc. I could give a whole long list of negatives this program doesnt include or maybe just mentions in passing. But overall, it is a worthwhile production.
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Jesse C.
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5.0 star rating
07/17/20
Best Show On PBS
Review by Jesse C. on 07/17/20 review stating Best Show On PBS
When I was young, shows like 321 Contact, Newtons Apple, and others were what got me interested in Science. Now I am a computer scientist working with technology every day. I am so glad there is a show like this I can show my son to get him interested in science too.
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Jj
Anonymous User
5.0 star rating
07/17/20
WHOA what a ride! I want more
Review by Jj on 07/17/20 review stating WHOA what a ride! I want more
Amazing journey that Yul Kwon has taken on the road to understanding what makes our country tick. Id love to see more episodes, Theres no end to what you could explore about what makes this the greatest nation on earth. Except maybe if they could compare the USA with how other countries systems work. Regardless, this was a fantastic series that helps us see the big picture and how all these systems work synergistically together. A lot of zooming in and out to allow us to see all the parts and how everything is interrelated.
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A E.
Anonymous User
5.0 star rating
07/17/20
Fascinating and instructive
Review by A E. on 07/17/20 review stating Fascinating and instructive
I saw this PBS program on television and liked it so much I ordered the dvd to give to my grandchildren. I hope it will be as instructive and fascinating for them as it was for me.

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A E. reviewed America Revealed DVD & Blu-ray
5 star rating
Fascinating and instructive
Review by A E. review stating Fascinating and instructive
I saw this PBS program on television and liked it so much I ordered the dvd to give to my grandchildren. I hope it will be as instructive and fascinating for them as it was for me.
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Jj reviewed America Revealed DVD & Blu-ray
5 star rating
WHOA what a ride! I want more
Review by Jj review stating WHOA what a ride! I want more
Amazing journey that Yul Kwon has taken on the road to understanding what makes our country tick. Id love to see more episodes, Theres no end to what you could explore about what makes this the greatest nation on earth. Except maybe if they could compare the USA with how other countries systems work. Regardless, this was a fantastic series that helps us see the big picture and how all these systems work synergistically together. A lot of zooming in and out to allow us to see all the parts and how everything is interrelated.
J
Jesse C. reviewed America Revealed DVD & Blu-ray
5 star rating
Best Show On PBS
Review by Jesse C. review stating Best Show On PBS
When I was young, shows like 321 Contact, Newtons Apple, and others were what got me interested in Science. Now I am a computer scientist working with technology every day. I am so glad there is a show like this I can show my son to get him interested in science too.

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