The Making of a Continent II Part 1 Collision Course

Year Published: 1986

Creator: Chicago Ill. : Films Incorporated

Format: 16mm/video file

Description: Examines the traumatic geologic events that led to the shaping of the North American continent. Visits the Great Slave Lake in Canada's Northwest Territory, where the ancient rocks contain clues to the remains of earliest life and to the continental collisions that in three long periods of mountain building formed the mineral-rich Appalachians. Based on geologist Ron Redfern's book, The Making of a Continent. SummaryDescribes how the diverse colonies grew together in common complaints against the mother country. Presents Alistair Cooke who traces the American tradition of turning to arms in the face of trouble. Examines the traumatic geologic events that led to the shaping of the North American continent. Visits the Great Slave Lake in Canada's Northwest Territory, where the ancient rocks contain clues to the remains of earliest life and to the continental collisions that in three long periods of mountain building formed the mineral-rich Appalachians. Based on geologist Ronern's book, The Making of a Continent.