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Catalogue Number: NFB525068
Producer: National Film Board Of Canada
Producers: William Brind
Directors: Philip Donnellan
Producing Agencies: British Broadcasting Corporation (London), National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)
Subject: Canadian History, Diversity, Documentary, World History
Language: English
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 1975
Running Time: 52:08
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Passage West - Program 1: A Dream of Freedom - DVD
Catalogue Number: NFB525068
Producer: National Film Board Of Canada
Producers: William Brind
Directors: Philip Donnellan
Producing Agencies: British Broadcasting Corporation (London), National Film Board of Canada (Montreal)
Subject: Canadian History, Diversity, Documentary, World History
Language: English
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 1975
Running Time: 52:08
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An examination of the great wave of British emigration to North America in the 19th century, based on historical documents, correspondence of the immigrants, and firsthand interviews with their descendants. A comparison is made with the plight of the modern immigrant.