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  1. Hollywood Helps Turn Gettysburg Hill Into Top Site

    Mon, 1 Jul 2013

    defining encounter of the Civil War . But instead of sabre-carrying Pulitzer-Prize winning novel, a Ken Burns documentary and Hollywood for turning Lawrence Chamberlain, into Civil War stars 150 years later Burns' seminal 1990 documentary about the Civil War

  2. Hollywood Helps Turn Gettysburg Hill Into Top Site

    Mon, 1 Jul 2013

    defining encounter of the Civil War . But instead of sabre-carrying Pulitzer-Prize winning novel, a Ken Burns documentary and Hollywood for turning Lawrence Chamberlain, into Civil War stars 150 years later Burns' seminal 1990 documentary about the Civil War

  3. Hollywood Helps Turn Gettysburg Hill Into Top Site

    Mon, 1 Jul 2013

    defining encounter of the Civil War . But instead of sabre-carrying Pulitzer-Prize winning novel, a Ken Burns documentary and Hollywood for turning Lawrence Chamberlain, into Civil War stars 150 years later Burns' seminal 1990 documentary about the Civil War

  4. Film Independent Spirit Awards 2013: Full List of Nominees

    Sat, 23 Feb 2013

    Playbook" Best Director Wes Anderson for Award given to the director and producer to the writer, director , and producer Moonrise Kingdom" Best Documentary "How to Survive Central Park Five" - Ken Burns , Sarah Burns

  5. National Park Guides for all 50 states

    Tue, 21 Aug 2012

    galleries Top 10 most-visited national parks Denali National Park Grand Canyon TODAY readers visit America's national parks More national park articles Ken Burns : National parks feed America's soul 10 best

  6. ‘Top Line’ at the Movies: Ken Burns ’ ‘Prohibition ’ and History’s Repetitions

    Tue, 11 Oct 2011

    Legendary director Ken Burns turns his lens on “ Prohibition ” for his latest documentary , a three-part, 5 1 things misunderstood about Prohibition was what it actually to get a drink during prohibition than after they repealed

News

  1. Rick Perry Punches Back (The Note)

    Mon, 10 Oct 2011

    Rick Klein and Amy Walter interview documentary filmmaker Carl Colby about his film Colby.” Also on the program: Ken Burns who talks about his new film, “ Prohibition .” Watch “Top Line” LIVE at 12:00 p.m. Eastern

  2. Crowds stream into Yosemite National Park

    Thu, 26 May 2011

    takes an hour to get a sandwich," says Gediman. "But national parks are a huge part of what it means to be an American. The the past few years — due partly to the popularity of Ken Burns ' recent PBS national park series, and partly to the

  3. Civil War vs. Revolution: A Rhetorical Shift?

    Tue, 12 Apr 2011

    cooler. Revolution is out; Civil war is in. Republicans and Tea replaying its seminal and epic documentary masterpiece: The Civil War by Ken Burns . An image of a beardless Abraham re Still Fighting the Civil War .” Robert Redford is

  4. Filmmaker Ken Burns : Cuts to Public Broadcasting Would Do "Irrevocable Damage"

    Wed, 6 Apr 2011

    award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns warned today that proposed documentaries include “The Civil War ,” “The National Parks ” and “ Baseball .” “Every single of newly digitized Civil War records from the The newly digitized Civil War archives available

  5. Charleston's past, present collide in a landmark year

    Thu, 17 Mar 2011

    Africans," notes museum director Nichole Green, who Charleston area's Civil War Sesquicentennial events the first shot of the Civil War at White Point Garden featuring the music from Ken Burns ' PBS series Civil War by the original band

  6. 'GMA' Anchors' Picks: Coffee Table Books

    Mon, 20 Dec 2010

    through America's national parks and wildlands thumb through." " Baseball : An Illustrated History years and explore baseball in the age of steroids published to coincide with Ken Burns ' documentary , " Baseball ," was a bestseller

  7. President Obama Vacations in Bar Harbor, Maine and Acadia National Park

    Thu, 15 Jul 2010

    documentarian Ken Burns who did a series The National Parks : America's broadcast of his documentary in September upcoming documentary " The Tenth his 1994 " Baseball ." Acadia while the national parks have "spectacular

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Videos

  1. Ken Burns : Prohibition Meant to Be a Magic Bullet

    Mon, 10 Oct 2011

    is that I'm Ken Burns the new documentary at PBS television at our chat. Ken Burns welcome the this is some prohibition era. Whiskey spelled the prohibition I mean it is Historical documentary filmmakers get

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    All right more movies -- got is that I'm Ken Burns the new documentary at PBS television take a look at our chat. Ken Burns welcome the top line we -- here on the road at that the gorgeous Jack rose saloon which has the greatest election spirit the United States we're told it's really incredible actually this is some prohibition era. Whiskey which is testing. Thank you for having a court case. Happy to do it don't really has sounded good exactly
    single most effective lobbying campaign in history of the United States he's prohibition run by the anti saloon -- its chief counsel Wayne B Wheeler. Was said to have been able to make up this to make the -- of the United States sit up and bay and there's not been a lobbying campaign that's been suspect it's supposed official Washington's response this was it. Was targeted creek in Washington the prohibition era it was easier to get a drink during prohibition -- after they repealed because once government came back in regulated. They're opening and closing hours you couldn't sell the miners know
    government -- Mabel walker will -- was put in charge of enforcing. Prohibition and that it was a woman calling -- and rich matron. Who said wait a second this is hypocritical these judges who
  2. Ken Burns on Presidential History

    Mon, 19 Jan 2009

    historians. The documentary filmmaker Ken Burns can thank you Helped create our jazz music. Help create mean if someone baseball Jackie Robinson hope of earth. Ken Burns thank you so much extraordinary documentary filmmaker and

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    We are joined by. One of America's most renowned historians. The documentary filmmaker Ken Burns can thank you for being here today we greatly appreciated and I wanna start with that piece of sound of Barack Obama
    immediately lose or no police say. The last best hope of earth. Ken Burns thank you so much for being here today extraordinary documentary filmmaker and great American historian we really do appreciate your insights thank you very much my pleasure things happen again.
  3. Burns: Preserving WWII Legacy

    Sun, 23 Sep 2007

    it about that in him. We finish this civil war series seventeen years ago in 1990 and as a country ourselves to the American civil war . We like to see ourselves as emotional in the war had really affected us to civil war . And so for most of the 1990s we turned

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    of the war -- -- painful it is to acknowledge. To a documentary setting and so you -- there is a blunt estimate that this is not a pretty thing and I think. That particularly
  4. Ken Burns Sounds Off on Public Broadcasting Cuts

    Wed, 6 Apr 2011

    broadcasting public media guys that can't be done anywhere else and you can Begin with my films. No CPP in a civil war in the CPP no history of baseball you know history checks every single film that I made would not have been me. In the marketplace it

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    else and you can Begin with my films. No CPP in a civil war in the CPP no history of baseball -- -- you know history checks every single film that I made would not have been me. In the marketplace it look.
  5. 'GMA' Anchors' Favorite Coffee Table Books

    Mon, 20 Dec 2010

    are pictures of the national parks and I think get a conjunction with the Ken burns ' baseball documentary it's it's a beautiful compilation of baseball photos. And this the legendary director album Hitchcock

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    hit it pretty well. But it was published in conjunction with the Ken burns' baseball documentary it's it's a beautiful compilation of baseball photos. And this -- the legendary director album Hitchcock. It this is time to and commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of Psycho -- He completed started an -- you guys
  6. Ken Burns on Civil War , 150 Years Later

    Tue, 27 Apr 2010

    about some aspects of the past we have to be very careful the civil war involved four million. Human beings that were owned by other we can see reflected. In almost everything. Aspects of the civil war expect continuing. Nationwide Italian democracy happy coming

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    some aspects of the past we have to be very careful the civil war involved four million. Human beings that were owned by other evenings in the country and it cleared for the world economic and
    so we can see -- reflected. In almost everything. Aspects of the civil war -- expect continuing. Nationwide Italian -- democracy happy coming years.
  7. Diversity and National Parks

    Sun, 16 Aug 2009

    Shelton Johnson America's national parks also speak the truth. They African Americans that the national parks . That's where white people place he's featured in a new Ken Burns documentary on national parks and travels to classrooms

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    imagine not being in the other place he's featured in a new Ken Burns documentary on national parks and travels to classrooms to talk about its message -- the only. African Americans are pretty sure isn't it but He is
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  1. VIDEO: Ken Burns: Prohibition Meant to Be a Magic Bullet
  2. Photo: Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns
  3. Video of Ken Burns discussing how the Tea Party, ?Confederate History Month? and state flag debate reflect the Civil War?s legacy.
  4. Our national parks have a way of mesmerizing visitors and reminding us of why we travel. See the favorites of filmmaker Ken Burns and the ABC News Staff.

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