Johnny Cash Movie:

Editorial Review:
The Appalachians tells the story of the people and the land of Appalachia. The film uses interviews with ordinary people, scholars, and musicians like Loretta Lynn, Marty Stuart, Rosanne Cash, Johnny Cash and others. This 3 disc DVD or VHS also contains excerpts from a never before seen interview with Johnny Cash (July 2003). The film's original soundtrack makes this truly special.

The Appalachians Reviews:
Product not as advertised
2008-01-14 - The inside of this multi-dvd case was broken. Also, it appears that this was a copy of the original dvd because the "Special Features" on the dvd, including an interview with Johnny Cash, were not accessable.

I will not be buying from this seller again.

Historical Appalachians
2007-01-10 - I really enjoyed learning more about the Appalachians. The DVD's were insightful as well as entertaining revealing the rich history of the area, of how it became settled to present day existence. It also displays mankind's greed and how the area was plundered for its natural wealth and how we mistreat our own people all for money. I am going to enjoy watching these DVD's again and again.

Learn about this area of the country. It's more interesting than most people think it is.
2006-07-27 - This delves deeper into history then the book. I especially found interesting about the coal mines in West Virginia and how the owners stole land through eminent domain (it wasn't said but implied). And how the owners played into the fears of "The Others" by starting rumors about workers and their families among the different people who worked the mines: The Scots-Irish, the newcomers from Eastern Europe and the African-Americans. The story of the Hatfields and McCoys were interesting too. It was about power and money. And how that event fueled the stereotypes of Appalachian people in the north that newspapers started.

I never knew that the Cherokees were a matriarchal society. They tried to become like Caucasian society but it wasn't enough to satisfy the land lust of the European-Americans. As anyone who has read American history knows, Andrew Jackson forced them out to Oklahoma. The DVD went into a little depth on this sad part of our American legacy.


I can't say! My order was defective in dvd's
2005-12-08 - I received this 3 cd set and didn't open it right away, busy with other things before I got to it. Once I did, I discovered that I had TWO Dvd's of "Episode Three" and one, of Episode 'One.' I wrote amazon and they promised me wks ago, that they'd send me a shipping label, postage free and refund my acct. Well? NOTIHNG thus far, actually its been more than a few wks since this email they sent me, saying I'd get their refund processing label + postage. Now.. I am NOT blaming amazon for this defective packaging necessarily but I am blaming them for not getting a label back to me about this order, and I spent over $44 for this three dvd set, and I'm stymied. Over the yrs I've had wonderful experience with amazon til this happened and I hope this gets their attention so that this matter can be taken care of asap and that I get refund. YES things can get packaged wrong but no, they didn't remedy this to date and I been waiting for too long now. sorry amazon, but weeks and weeks later and this loss is a bit much for me.

A stunning documentary
2005-08-28 - Seldom am I inspired to review documentary film - I'm usually busy criticizing them and analyzing what could make them better. After seeing the first installment of "The Appalachians" on my local public television station, I was not only moved to write, I immediately purchased the set and told my fellow music colleagues about it. This is a must for all lovers of American history, music and culture! It tells the stories of what shaped our country's heritage with such clarity and honesty, and weaves the stories so seamlessly you don't even notice the passage of time. Kudos to Mari-Lynn Evans and the production staff - this is one of the best documentaries ever!