Independent Lens | BUTTE AMERICA | Film Clip #3 | PBS

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/butte-america "Every night I prayed that I'd get killed instead of gettin' crippled."

You see the world differently when you work underground. That made Butte, Montana different right from the start as immigrants came from around the world to work the mines. But what they blasted out of the 10,000 miles of tunnels was more than just copper. It was the rise of unions and multinational corporations, and the seeds of the current debate over the environment.

BUTTE, AMERICA premieres Tuesday, October 20 on Independent Lens, a weekly series airing on PBS. Hosted by Maggie Gyllenhaal, the acclaimed series showcases powerful and innovative independent films. Presented by ITVS, Independent Lens is broadcast on PBS stations nationwide.

Visit the Web site for more:
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/butte-america

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[blankenship17]

Please do history a favor and donate CD copy's to the Museum of Mining or the Butte Historical Society. Your contribution of photos and film with be preserved for ever!

[davortho10]

My father was born and raised in Butte. He began working in the mines in 1928 at the age of 16. After going to the N.M. school of mining, he returned and woked for Anaconda till around 1942. I have a lot of photos and film footage from there.

[ogsf4life]

lol????

[Nihawmah]

lol

[razorflown2]

Isohunt, demonoid, piratebay, mininova

[jaje67]

The community servicing the mine are the same as all other mining communities around the world. Proud, hard working, disciplined people. I can see parallels to this community and that of where i grew up in Scotland.

Are PBS documentaries available outside the States other than YouTube?