Frontier Visionary: George Catlin and the Plains Indians.

From: Arts & Activities | Date: January 1, 2005| Author: Herberholz, Barbara | Copyright information

FRONTIER VISIONARY: George Catlin and the Plains Indians. Video/27 min./$24.95. Level. Middle School and Above. Crystal Productions, P.O. Box 2159, Glenview IL 60025, www.crystalproductions.com.

This video tells the story of George Catlin's ambitious journey beyond the Mississippi and up the Missouri River, following part of the Lewis and Clark trail, during which he captured the richness and diversity of 5...

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