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Ken Burns Revisits The American Revolution in Powerful New Documentary Series
“This is, I think, the most important event since the birth of Christ. The creation of the United States of America.”—Ken Burns. If you’re convinced you know all there is to know about the American Revolution–the period spanning approximately 1754 … Continue reading
Posted in Film, History, Military, Politics, TV
Tagged #KenBurns, American Revolutionary War, Benjamin Franklin, Buddy Squires, David Schmidt, Democracy, Geoffrey C. Ward, George Washington, Ken Burns, King George III, Military History, Native American History, PBS, Sarah Botstein, The American Revolution, The Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Constitution, U.S. History, U.S. Military
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The U.S. and the Holocaust Reexamined on PBS
“I feel a sense of urgency. We’re not trying to equate anything with The Holocaust. That would be a horrible, horrible thing to do. We’re just saying: ‘Let’s not get there again as human beings, please, let’s not get there … Continue reading
Posted in Film, TV
Tagged Adolph Hitler, Anti-Semitism, Charles Lindbergh, Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Geoffrey C. Ward, Guy Stern, Immigrants and Immigration, Jewish History, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Nazi Persecution, PBS, Rabbi Stephen Wise, Sarah Botstein, The Holocaust, The U.S and the Holocaust, U.S. History, World War II
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Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Tackle Hemingway in New PBS Series
“Our intent is to offer viewers an honest portrayal of a complex and conflicted writer who left an indelible mark on literature.”–Ken Burns. The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, The Old Man and the Sea, The Snows of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Film, Publishing, TV
Tagged A Farewell to Arms, American Literature, Authors, Edna O'Brien, Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Geoffrey C. Ward, Jeff Daniels, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Patrick Hemingway, Spanish American War, Sylvia Beach, The Old Man and the Sea, The Sun Also Rises, World War I, World War II
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The Write Stuff: Screenwriter Geoffrey C. Ward and The Vietnam War
“If we live long enough, we may even get over war.” —Maya Angelou. I graduated from high school in 1965 and college in 1969. The relentless war in Vietnam fueled an escalating war on the streets of our inner cities and … Continue reading
Teddy Toplines Episodes 1-3 of The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’re well aware that the first episode of Ken Burns’ monumental and much-ballyhooed seven-part series, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History, debuts tonight on PBS (Sunday, September 14, 2014, 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET). It … Continue reading
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