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PRE-CIVIL WAR PERIOD LIST I COMMUNICATIONS WESTWARD 3 reels-B&W Adapted from WELLS FARGO (Paramount) 30 minutes This excerpted version of a feature photoplay draws together numerous historical threads and weaves them into a significant pattern of our country's development from 1845 to 1870. It stresses the vital part played by com- munications in the opening of the West and the settlement of California. The film opens with the news of the acquisition of California by the United States following the Mexican War and the subsequent migration of the Forty-Niners. Finally, in 1857, the Wells Fargo Company secures the government con- tract to carry mail by an overland route. The film shows the development of the route and the original run of the Overland Express, thrillingly depicting the hazards of the journey. Two years later, as the Transcontinental Tele- graph is being constructed across the plains, a Pony Express rider brings to the West the news of Lincoln's election. The concluding sequence shows the importance of the Overland Express to the Union during the war, as a heavily guarded shipment of gold is carried from the sub-treasury in San Francisco to finance the Federal armies. This film was prepared in collaboration with the Audio-Visual Committee of the National Council for the Social Studies. Teacher guides are available on request. DRIVEN WESTWARD 3 reels-B&W Adapted from BRIGHAM YOUNG (20th Cent.-Fox) 30 minutes This excerpted classroom film presents a stirring visualization of the con- tribution of a minority group to our national development and demonstrates the necessity for respecting the rights of such a group. Memorable sequences show the persecution of Mormons in Illinois; their hazardous trek westward under Brigham Young's leadership; and their dramatic struggle to survive in the new colony at Great Salt Lake. The film concludes with the historic occurrence when sea gulls save the grain fields by devouring hordes of crickets. No reference is made to Mormon doctrine in film. The Mormons are presented simply as a minority group which made great sacrifices for its beliefs and in so doing helped open the West. This film was prepared in collaboration with the Audio-Visual Committee of the National Council for the Social Studies. Teacher guides are available on request. 34