Discover America DVD

Disc One: Come drift like a bee from stair to stair drinking in the desert's sweetness. Follow your curiosity down into the amphitheatres of Bryce; deeper into the narrow canyons of Zion; and to the vertiginous ledge of the world's most famous gorge: Grand Canyon. Let the Staircase Collection whisk you away on an enlightening voyage into the Grand Staircase's red rock soul. Disc Two: Explore the Grand Canyon's profound beauty and rich history. Each day here is like another movement within a symphony of light and stone. The conductor of this orchestra of powerful natural... forces is perpetually arranging the composition as each millennia unveils more secrets beneath the rock and stone of this awesome region. Disc Three: The Hoover Dam story of its construction is one of daring heroism as men toiled in the unrelenting desert heat far removed from the comforts of home and includes the classic 1930s black & white film on the construction of the dam featuring footage of every aspect of the project: the initial work in the depths of Black Canyon tunnelling of diversion tunnels the drama of men hanging in mid-air clearing the canyon's walls of debris prior to the pouring of concrete and the ingenious systems developed for getting wet concrete to the dam site - all in an environment where 120 degree temperatures were commonplace. Breathtaking contemporary colour footage reveals the internal workings of the dam as well as the new stunningly situated Visitor Centre. See how the early 20th Century generators turbines and water-wheels are controlled by state-of-the-art computerised technology. [show more]

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