GBH Openvault

American Experience; Ballad of a Mountain Man

License Clip

This program cannot be made available on Open Vault.

More material may be available from this program at the GBH Archives. If you would like research access to the collection at GBH, please email archive_requests@wgbh.org.

Series

American Experience

Program

Ballad of a Mountain Man

Program Number

211

Series Description

Premiered October 1988 As television's longest-running, most-watched history series, American Experience brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that helped form this nation. Now in its eighteenth season, the series has produced over 180 programs and garnered every major broadcast award. Series release date: 10/1988

Program Description

The tale of Bascom Lamar Lunsford, a pioneer folklorist who began in the 1920's a campaign to preserve mountain music and dance.

Duration

00:58:01

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Documentary

Topics

History

Citation

Chicago: “American Experience; Ballad of a Mountain Man,” GBH Archives, accessed December 8, 2023, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_AF648F2376B447A999A35586911CACCF.

MLA: “American Experience; Ballad of a Mountain Man.” GBH Archives. Web. December 8, 2023. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_AF648F2376B447A999A35586911CACCF>.

APA: American Experience; Ballad of a Mountain Man. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_AF648F2376B447A999A35586911CACCF