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Author
Publisher
Florentine Films
Pub. Date
1990
Description
The Civil War brings U.S. history to life, and puts a human face on the tragedies and triumphs that made the nation come of age. It captures the language and emotions of those turbulent times, from the eloquent speeches of Lincoln to soldiers' moving letters from the battlefront. It's a vivid reminder that the greatest stories are the ones that really happened.
Publisher
PBS DIstribution
Pub. Date
2021
Description
It is a rare look at the over four-decade intimate relationship Ken Burns has with his America and beloved community of Walpole, NH, and the importance that a "sense of place" and belonging has in one's life. That the essential American fabric of patriotism and goodness are woven through each of us, and often, the road less traveled is a good decision.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Description
In this lively collection of conversations—the third in a series from David Rubenstein—some of our nations’ greatest minds explore the inspiring story of America as a grand experiment in democracy, culture, innovation, and ideas.
-Jill Lepore on the promise of America
-Madeleine Albright on the American immigrant
-Ken Burns on war
-Henry Louis Gates Jr. on reconstruction
-Elaine Weiss on suffrage
-John Meacham on civil rights
-Walter Isaacson...
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