This episode charts the dramatic events that led to Lincoln's decision to free the slaves ... the bloodiest day of the war takes place, followed shortly by the brightest: the emancipation of ...
The Civil War was fought in 10,000 places, from Valverde, New Mexico, and Tullahoma, Tennessee, to St. Albans, Vermont, and Fernandina on the Florida coast. More than 3 million Americans fought in ...
Documentarian and New Hampshire resident Ken Burns is almost ready to release his new series, a six-part, 12 hour show on the ...
An era-appropriate melody plays as photographs move slowly across the screen and a voice reads heartfelt letters written ...
(JTA) — One of the first people introduced in Ken ... Burns told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Burns is the foremost documentarian of American history, with iconic works such as “The Civil ...