DESC: This collection of short films, produced from the 1940s to the 1950s, concentrates on the lives of American settlers: from New England's early colonists to the waves of hopeful Americans that swept West in search of their fortunes. The vintage set includes the films EARLY SETTLERS OF NEW ENGLAND (1940), PURITAN FAMILY OF EARLY NEW ENGLAND (1955), LEWIS AND CLARK (1950), FAR WESTERN STATES (1955), HOME ON THE RANGE (1942), PIONEERS OF THE PLAIN (1942), and AMATEUR FILM: OLD WEST, COWBOYS AND INDIANS (1940s).