Manos a la Obra: The Story of Operation Bootstrap

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Intended audience: Secondary through college students and adults

Issued also in Spanish

Issued also as videorecording

A documentary on Puerto Rico's "Operation Bootstrap," an economic development plan undertaken in the 1950s which was to attract U.S. capital and serve as a model for the Americas. Using newsreels, archival photographs, and excerpts from government propaganda films, examines the background and many problematic issues posed by the plan

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, format, sound, genre, description, catalog record, video