Episode Six begins with a biographical comparison of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee and then chronicles the extraordinary series of battles that pitted the two generals against each other from ...

Along the way the series' major figures are introduced: Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and a host of lesser-known but equally vivid characters. The episode ...

An era-appropriate melody plays as photographs move slowly across the screen and a voice reads heartfelt letters written ...

One was a filmmaker, the other a scholarly adviser (who sometimes appeared on camera), and the two became close friends, ...

Documentarian and New Hampshire resident Ken Burns is almost ready to release ... of democratic movements around the globe." "The documentary aims to look at the Revolution from multiple perspectives.

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However, I have discovered a reassuring common point upon which to rebuild political trust: Ken Burns' magnificent PBS tribute to baseball in his 1994 documentary. The more I absorb this mythical ...

(JTA) — One of the first people introduced in Ken Burns’ new documentary series about the Holocaust is Otto, a Jewish man seen in the series’ first episode who tries to secure passage to ...

Famed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns didn’t plan to pursue a film on Leonardo da Vinci, his first non-American subject. But he was drawn to the subject, thanks in part to the master painter’s ...

Photo Bank via Getty Images) The American Revolution, a new six-part, 12-hour documentary series from the prolific Ken Burns that explores the country’s founding and its eight-year War for ...

Lionel Moise: For more than 40 years, Ken Burns has produced documentaries about life in America. He's covered baseball, the Civil War, jazz and National Parks, and his latest documentary is an ...

One was a filmmaker, the other a scholarly adviser (who sometimes appeared on camera). The two became close friends, working together for more than 40 years.