Frontier House
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.40 (590 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0743442709 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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The experience left him with a deeper love of beautiful scenery but an even greater appreciation of modern life's luxuries. After taking on World War II in The 1940s House, Shaw was thrilled to explore the settlement of the American West for public television. In 1999 Shaw joined Wall To Wall, under the leadership of Managing Director Alex Graham, one of the United Kingdom's leading independent producers of quality fac
The experience left him with a deeper love of beautiful scenery but an even greater appreciation of modern life's luxuries. First up was the award-winning television series 1900 House, in which a British family spent three months enduring the ups and downs of life in a Victorian home. About the AuthorSimon Shaw is the series producer of Frontier House. He has spent more than twenty years as a television and radio producer for such prestigious organizations as the BBC. After taking on World War II in The 1940s House, Shaw was thrilled to explore the settlement of the American West for public television. There Sha
Goes with the DVDs Michael Valdivielso Frontier House, the book, by Simon Shaw with Linda Peavy and Ursula Smith is the companion volume to the Frontier House series. In other words this is not a stand alone and you should at least watch the episodes once before reading the book. The book is half on the show and half on the real history of homesteaders. For example, with the chapters talking about the kids going to school they have . Couldn't put it down. A Customer I loved this book. It gave a lot more details than the show and tried hard not to pass judgement on the individual families.It was a hoot that the Brooks and the Clunes would not have anything to do with the petty, hyper-competitive Tennessee family after they got to know them. Even at the post-show get-together, they sat apart. The Tennessee wife, in particular, was much more focused on one-up. "Great! Now is there anymore?" according to Theresa Mcdonald. I didn't think I could love anything more than watching the Frontier House series on PBS. I am pleased to report that I loved this book even more. I don't think it would be a great read for someone who hasn't seen the series, but for those of us who have and loved it this is a must have companion.The book intertwines facts about and stories of real life settlers on the Frontier with the stories
They head west in the spring, equipped only with the tools and technology of the period, to encounter extreme weather, hunger - and bears.. A behind-the-scenes look at the six-part Channel 4 series that sends three contemporary American families back in time to the harsh frontier of 1880s Montana