Ken Burns
61) The West
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
"...the definitive account of the hope, heartbreak and mythic adventure of Americas's move west through the unforgettable personal stories of those who lived it."--Box for each container.
62) Thomas Jefferson
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life of Thomas Jefferson.
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Profiles Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time in a major documentary television series that their individual stories have been interwoven into a single narrative. This seven-part, 14 hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore's birth in 1858 to Eleanor's death in 1962. Over the course of these years, Theodore would...
Series
Civil War volume episode 1
Publisher
PBS Video
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the causes of the war, Union vs. States' rights, John Brown at Harper's Ferry, Lincoln's election in 1869 and the firing on Fort Sumter.
67) Baseball
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
It is an epic overflowing with heroes and hopefuls, scoundrels and screwballs. It is a saga spanning the quest for racial justice, the clash of labor and management, the transformation of popular culture, and the unfolding of the national pastime. Here is the story of a nation at work and play. Experience it in ten thrilling "innings" from master storyteller and award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns.
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
Horatio Nelson Jackson, an eccentric Vermont doctor, drove from San Francisco to New York City, in 1903 to became the first person to drive an automobile across the continent - a feat never before accomplished. It would mark the beginning of a new era in America and the end of another. It took Lewis & Clark over two years to go from the Atlantic to the Pacific - Horatio went the opposite direction, by means of the "Horseless carriage", in less than...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Spurred by a personal tragedy, America's foremost documentarian is tackling cancer. Ken Burns examines cancer with a cellular biologist's precision, a historian's perspective, and a biographer's passion. The series artfully weaves three different films in one: a riveting historical documentary; an engrossing and intimate verite film; and a scientific and investigative report.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A two-part, four-hour documentary that explores America's youth mental health crisis through the eyes of more than twenty young people, who speak about their lived experience with mental health challenges, from depression to addiction to suicide ideation.
71) Hemingway
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A three-part, six-hour documentary film that examines visionary work and the turbulent life of Ernest Hemingway, one of the greatest and most influential writers America has ever produced. Interweaving his eventful biography, a life lived at the ultimately treacherous nexus of art, fame, and celebrity, with carefully selected excerpts from his luminous short stories, novels, and non-fiction, viewers will see beyond the faȧde of the public man, becoming...
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Profiles Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor as the most prominent members of the most important family in history. Through their stories, PBS chronicles the history they helped to shape, from the Square Deal to the New Deal, San Juan Hill to the Western Front, to the founding of the United Nations.
73) Muhammad Ali
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of Muhammad Ali in and out of the boxing ring, covering his ties with the Nation of Islam, his political postions, including his refusal to be drafted during the Vietnam War, his role as a symbol of Black masculinity, and life after boxing.
Series
Civil War volume episode 3
Publisher
PBS Video
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
Charts the dramatic events that led to Lincoln's decision to set the slaves free, his wait for a Union victory before proclaming emancipation. Describes Lee's invasion of Maryland and the Battle of Antietam Creek.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The in-depth and intimate story of one of the most important African Americans to live in the first half of the 20th century. Tells the story of Jack Johnson, who was the first African American boxer to win the most coveted title in all of sports - Heavyweight Campion of the World. Includes his struggles in and out of the ring and his desire to live his life as a free man.
77) The war
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of ordinary people in four quintessentially American towns - Waterbury, Connecticut; Mobile, Alabama; Sacramento, California; and Luverne, Minnesota - and examines the ways in which the Second World War touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America.
Series
Civil War volume episode 9
Publisher
PBS Video
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
Covers the events from Lee's surrender, Lincoln's assassination and funeral, the capture of John Wilkes Booth, and the consequences of the war.
Series
Civil War volume episode 8
Publisher
PBS Video
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
Covers Sherman's march to the sea, war in the heart of Georgia and the Carolinas, Lincoln's second inauguration, the fall of Petersburg and Richmond, and Lee's surrender at Appomattox.
Series
Civil War volume episode 4
Publisher
PBS Video
Pub. Date
[1989]
Language
English
Description
Describes the Union disaster at Fredericksburg, Lee's victory at chancellorsville but with the loss of Stonewall Jackson, Grants Siege of Vicksburg.