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1	The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945 more books like this by Geoffrey C Ward, Ken Burns (Read by) Enriched by maps and hundreds of photographs, the companion volume to the forthcoming PBS series, "The War" is the story of World War II captured in the hearts, minds, words, and deeds of those who made history at its most essential level: on the battlefields and on the homefront. see all copies from £7.05! new only from £17.62! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	The Civil War: An Illustrated History more books like this by Geoffrey C Ward, Ric Burns, Ken Burns The American Civil War was the largest war of the 19th century - the bloodiest and the most prolonged - and it marked a crossroads in American history. Three million men fought in it and over 600,000 died. This book includes a narrative history of the war, essays on various aspects of the war and extracts from contemporary diaries, letters and ... see all copies from £4.19! new only from £14.83! \| first editions
3	Jazz: A History of America's Music more books like this by Geoffrey C Ward, Ken Burns This work brings to life the story of the quintessential American music - jazz. Born in the black community of turn-of-the-century New Orleans but played from the beginning by musicians of every colour, the book celebrates the effect the music had on America as a whole. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £19.76! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery more books like this by Dayton Duncan (Illustrator), Ken Burns They called themselves the Corps of Discovery, yet they would fail to discover the primary object of their mission: the Northwest Passage, a mythical all-river route through the mountains. Instead their real discovery would be the land itself--and the promises it held. This companion volume to Ken Burns' latest PBS film, airing in the fall, ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Mark Twain more books like this by Geoffrey C Ward, Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan From the authors of "Jazz, Baseball, " and "The Civil War": the first fully illustrated biography of one of the central figures of literature--the American titan who gave readers Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, and "Life on the Mississippi." A companion volume to the four-hour PBS television series. 150 illustrations, 40 in color. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.65! \| first editions
6	Baseball: An Illustrated History more books like this by Geoffrey C Ward, Ken Burns From the authors and creators of "The Civil War," "Baseball: An Illustrated History" is the companion volume to the acclaimed public television series. In photographs, interviews, essays, and histories, the authors explore the national pastime from the mid-19th century to the present day. Many of the 'stars' from the televison series--John "Buck" ... see all copies from £14.83! new only from £24.72! \| first editions
7	Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip more books like this by Dayton Duncan (Read by), Ken Burns (Read by), Tom Hanks (Read by) From the PBS program, this book is the story of the first coast-to-coast automobile trip, in 1903, when Dr. Horatio Jackson of New York City bet a friend that he could get to San Francisco in 90 days. Along with his mechanic, Sewall Crocker, and his bulldog, Bud, Jackson proved--despite a lack of maps or paved roads--that it could be done. But it ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £14.52! \| first editions
8	The Civil War: The Complete Text of the Bestselling Narrative History of the Civil War--Based on the Celebrated PBS Television Series more books like this by Geoffrey C Ward, Ken Burns, Ric Burns This companion volume to the highly successful PBS series contains the same inventive methods used by Ken Burns and his team in that famous PBS documentary: a strong narrative and a graphically rich selection of maps, newspapers, paintings, and over 500 vintage photographs--all of which make this history lesson an enjoyably enlightening experience ... see all copies from £2.15! new only from £7.96! \| first editions
9	Shadow Ball more books like this by Geoffrey C Ward, Jim O'Connor, Ken Burns One of this season's three official companion volumes to Ken Burns's much heralded PBS-TV documentary on baseball, Shadow Ball illuminates a key chapter in the history of baseball and America--the story of the outstanding black ballplayers who, barred from the majors for nearly 50 years, formed their own Negro leagues and fielded some of the ... see all copies from £7.24! first editions
10	West: An Illustrated History for Children more books like this by Dayton Duncan, Stephen Ives (Introduction by), Ken Burns (Introduction by) This text is the companion book to an eight-part documentary series on BBC TV. It is the story of the West and the many people who have tried to claim it. The West streches from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean, from the northern plains to the Rio Grande, a land of infinite horizons and unimaginable distances. For a thousand generations, it ... see all copies from £5.48! new only from £9.18! \| first editions
11	Glory: Photographs of Athletes more books like this by Richard Corman, Ken Burns (Introduction by) Richard Corman''s gallery of champions draws the reader into a realm of emotion and drive, an elusive place rarely captured on film. Featured stars include Charles Barkley, Jacki Joyner-Kersee and Michael Jordan.' see all copies from £5.65! new only from £11.85! \| signed copies \| first editions
12	Shadow Ball more books like this by Ken Burns, Geoffrey C Ward, Jim O'Connor see all copies from £8.35!
13 view cover	The People, Yes more books like this by Jerome Liebling, Ken Burns, Jerome Leibling (Photographer) Through a distinguished photographic, cinematic, and academic career spanning nearly half a century, Jerome Liebling has shown us what filmmaker Ken Burns (a former Liebling student) calls "the drama that exists not in Hollywood and the imagination, but in the myriad heroic acts of merely being on this planet". Liebling's images are startlingly ... see all copies from £5.22! new only from £8.60! \| first editions
14 view cover	Complete Jethro Burns Mandolin more books like this by Jethro Burns, Ken Eidson "Learn from the master of bluegrass mandolin - Jethro Burns. More than 70 tunes and two dozen exercises are found in this bluegrass bonanza. The Complete Jethro Burns Mandolin Book and 2-CD Set is an incomparable resource of bluegrass mandolin repertoire - all in standard notation and tablature, just the way the maestro played them - with chord ... see all copies from £20.22! new only from £20.22!
15 view cover	People of the West more books like this by Dayton Duncan, Stephen Ives (Introduction by), Ken Burns (Introduction by) This text is one of three companion volumes for young readers to the PBS television documentary, "The West", by filmmakers Ken Burns, Stephen Ives and Geoffrey C. Ward, who also collaborated on the series "The Civil War". Focusing on the people of the West, this volume looks at life there before the arrival of settlers from Europe. It considers a ... see all copies from £1.41! first editions
16 view cover	Walking to Cold Mountain more books like this by Carl Zebrowski (Editor), Ken Burns (Foreword by) The companion to the bestseller, "Walking to Cold Mountain" visualizes for the reader the places and environments so evocatively explained in Charles Frazier's novel Cold Mountain. In this beautifully illustrated volume, historic duotone photographs, passages from novels set in the Civil War era, and excerpts from historic letters and soldier's ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £17.13! \| first editions
17 view cover	Tic-Tac-Toe: Three in a Row more books like this by Judith Bauer Stamper, Ken Wilson-Max (Illustrator) Using the familiar game of tic-tac-toe, this easy-to-read story explains a basic geometrical concept. Including math activities by nationally acclaimed math educator Marilyn Burns, "Tic-Tac-Toe: Three in a Row" teaches Joe that there's more than one way to line up three things in a row. Full color. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £19.60!
18 view cover	Baseball more books like this by Ken Burns The authors of the history-making, nationwide bestseller The Civil War tackle the other great American saga, offering an evocative, fascinating history of baseball. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £60.03!
19 view cover	Jazz: A History of America's Music more books like this by Ken Burns, Geoffrey C Ward, LeVar Burton (Read by) The companion volume to the ten-part PBS TV series--by the team responsible for "The Civil War" and "Baseball"--brings to life the story of the quintessential American music: jazz. Abridged. 8 CDs. see all copies from £11.29! new only from £14.53!
20	Who Invented the Game more books like this by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Geoffrey C Ward see all copies from £4.94! new only from £16.24!
21	Mel Bay's Complete Jethro Burns Mandolin Book more books like this by Jethro Burns, Ken Eidson see all copies from £16.94!
22	25 Great Moments in Baseball more books like this by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Geoffrey C Ward see all copies from £5.65!
23	Jethro Burns - Bluegrass Mandolin Techniques more books like this by Jethro Burns, Ken Eidson see all copies from £19.77!
24	Baseball, the American Epic by Ken Burns see all copies from £9.89! first editions
25	Baseball: 3 Compact Discs more books like this by Ken Burns see all copies from £67.51!

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