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1	Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997) more movies like this directed by Ken Burns featuring Adam Arkins, Murphy Guyer, Sam Waterston, Matthew Broderick, Kevin Conway add to wishlist This Ken Burns documentary, narrated by Hal Holbrook, chronologically traces the well-documented 1804-06 military expedition of Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) and Lt. William Clark (1770-1838) to survey newly acquired lands and seek a Northwest Passage. Ordered by Thomas Jefferson (who labeled it the Corps of Discovery), the expedition was approved ... see all copies from £7.12! new only from £11.76!
2	Thomas Jefferson (1996) more movies like this directed by Ken Burns add to wishlist Ken Burns, America's most popular and successful documentarian of history, has called Thomas Jefferson "the most important human being born in the last 500 years." It is with this passionate admiration, tempered as always by a blunt acknowledgement of Jefferson's flaws, that Burns approaches his subject. Following the brilliant, fiery young ... see all copies from £4.33! new only from £12.32!
3	Ken Burns' America: Huey Long (1987) more movies like this directed by Ken Burns add to wishlist In this excellent documentary, the controversial life and political career of Louisiana governor and state senator Huey P. Long is admirably covered from all possible angles. Director Ken Burns does not spare the politician's personal corruption nor ignore his critics while citing the benefits he brought to his dirt-poor state during his tenure in ... see all copies from £3.72! new only from £9.85!
4	Ken Burns' Baseball: Inning 5 - Shadow Ball (1994) more movies like this directed by Ken Burns add to wishlist Negro League Baseball, in all of its triumphs and tragedies, is captured in inning five of Ken Burns' classic baseball documentary. The stories of great Negro League players such as Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, Cool Papa Bell, Judy Johnson, and Buck Leonard help set the stage for the history-making moment in 1942 when Jackie Robinson walked onto ... see all copies from £3.09!
5	Ken Burns' America: Empire of the Air - The Men Who Made Radio (1991) more movies like this directed by Ken Burns featuring Jason Robards, Jr. add to wishlist Adapted from Tom Lewis' best-selling book, this documentary by premier historic filmmaker Ken Burns examines the legendary figures who took the small-scale hobby of radio and turned it into a major industry -- not to mention a revolutionary force for social change. Empire of the Air recreates the compelling drama through the stories of three ... see all copies from £3.09! new only from £9.75!
6	Ken Burns' America: The Congress (1988) more movies like this directed by Ken Burns featuring David McCullough add to wishlist Renowned documentary-maker Ken Burns uses archival film clips, interviews, newspaper stories, and journals to bring the story of the U.S. Congress and the characters involved in its fascinating and sometimes dubious history to life. The film explores the popularly-elected Legislative branch of our government and observes its modes of functioning, ... see all copies from £4.64! new only from £10.24!
7	Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony (1999) more movies like this directed by Ken Burns featuring Sally Kellerman, Ronnie Gilbert, Julie Harris, Amy Madigan, Adam Arkin add to wishlist Upon finding a written biography of pioneering women's rights activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton, film producers Paul Barnes and Ken Burns (director of "The Civil War") were shocked and outraged that her story -- which is also that of Stanton's longtime friend and political partner Susan B. Anthony -- had been almost entirely omitted from their ... see all copies from £9.76! new only from £9.76!
8	Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip (2003) more movies like this directed by Ken Burns featuring Tom Hanks, Keith David add to wishlist This Ken Burns documentary is a vivid celebration of pioneering "automobilist" Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson. In 1903, Jackson accepted a 50-dollar bet to drive from San Francisco to New York City in his 20-horsepower Winton touring car, the Vermont. With only 150 miles of paved roads in the entire country, virtually no worthwhile terrain maps and ... see all copies from £3.85! new only from £10.50!
9	Ken Burns' America: The Shakers (1985) more movies like this directed by Ken Burns add to wishlist Under the official title of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Coming, the Shakers created one of the most fascinating and idiosyncratic religious movements in American history. In this engrossing volume of the seven-part series America, renowned documentary filmmaker Ken Burns brings to life the unique confluence of history, ... see all copies from £3.09! new only from £9.85!
10	Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004) more movies like this directed by Ken Burns add to wishlist Experience legendary boxer Jack Johnson's remarkable struggle both in and out of the ring in documentary filmmaker Ken Burns' two-part look at the career of one of the sports world's most remarkable athletes. From his childhood in Galveston, TX, as the son of former slaves to his triumph as the first African-American Heavyweight Champion of the ... see all copies from £9.81! new only from £9.98!
11	Ken Burns' America: The Statue of Liberty (1985) more movies like this directed by Ken Burns add to wishlist This excellent documentary on one of America's most well-known national symbols was nominated for an Academy Award in 1985. Director (Ken Burns) details the perilous history of the Grand Dame, the difficulties in creating her in a Paris suburb and shipping her to New York, and then the heated arguments that arose Stateside as to whether or not she ... see all copies from £3.09! new only from £4.80!
12	Ken Burns' America: Thomas Hart Benton (1989) more movies like this directed by Ken Burns add to wishlist Documentarian Ken Burns, better known for his epic studies of the Civil War and of Baseball, here explores the life and works of one of the hallmark painters of the U.S., Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975). He is most famous for his ability to evoke the vast rolling spaces of the Great Plains, and for his murals and other large works depicting life ... see all copies from £4.96! new only from £7.36!
13	Ken Burns' Civil War, Episode 1: The Cause - 1861 (1990) more movies like this directed by Ken Burns add to wishlist The Cause -- 1861 opens Ken Burns' epic series on the Civil War, detailing the multiple factors that led the North and South to war in 1861. In 1860, four million African-Americans were held in bondage in the South, serving as forced labor to harvest cotton on vast plantations. The institution of slavery, with its harsh treatment of African ... see all copies from £3.71!
14	Ken Burns' America: Brooklyn Bridge (1982) more movies like this directed by Ken Burns add to wishlist Fresh out of college, aspiring filmmaker Ken Burns (The Civil War, Baseball) read David McCullough's history of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge and decided that the labyrinthine tale of tragic setbacks and incredible engineering feats would be the perfect subject for a documentary film. As he experimented with ways of bringing the story to ... see all copies from £3.31! new only from £4.18!
15	Ken Burns' Civil War, Episode 6: Valley of the Shadow of Death 1864 (1990) more movies like this directed by Ken Burns add to wishlist In May of 1864, the two foremost generals of the North and South finally met in battle: the withdrawn Grant, fresh from a string of victories, and the beloved Lee, struggling to hold together an army short on men and supplies. In Virginia, the Union army began its relentless pursuit of the smaller Confederate force, fighting fierce battles at ... see all copies from £3.09! new only from £9.17!
16	Ken Burns' Civil War, Episode 9: The Better Angels of Our Nature (1990) more movies like this directed by Ken Burns add to wishlist Although the Civil War basically came to a close following Lee's surrender to Grant in the spring of 1865, sporadic fighting continued. Jefferson Davis remained defiant to the very end, dreaming of escaping to Texas and somehow revitalizing the Confederate cause. By the time of his capture, however, even Southerners reviled and blamed their ... see all copies from £3.09! new only from £3.09!
17	Ken Burns' Civil War, Episode 3: Forever Free - 1862 (1990) more movies like this directed by Ken Burns add to wishlist In 1862, Confederate Generals Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee came to prominence. Jackson and 18,000 troops successfully pinned down two armies with more than twice as many soldiers in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Lee assumed command of the Army of Northern Virginia after General Joseph E. Johnston was severely wounded during the battle ... see all copies from £3.09!
18	Ken Burns' Baseball: Inning 2 - Something Like War (1994) more movies like this directed by Ken Burns add to wishlist At the turn of the 20th century, Ken Burns' documentary homage to baseball history enters its "second inning." Baseball's first decade in the new century began with the creation of a new league, as "Ban" Johnson's unbending will -- along with the 500-dollar bonus he offered National League players to switch allegiances -- forced the American ... see all copies from £3.09!
19	Ken Burns' Civil War, Episode 2: A Very Bloody Affair - 1862 (1990) more movies like this directed by Ken Burns add to wishlist When Abraham Lincoln took office in 1861, the United States faced the worst crisis of its 75-year history. Because of Lincoln's lack of experience, many believed -- including his own cabinet -- that he wasn't qualified to be president. Convinced that the war could be over in three months, Lincoln chose George B. McClellan to build the Army of the ... see all copies from £3.77! new only from £69.93!
20	Ken Burns' Baseball: Inning 7 - The Capital of Baseball (1994) more movies like this directed by Ken Burns add to wishlist New York held sway in the world of baseball from 1950-1960, and the seventh episode -- or "inning" -- of Ken Burns' documentary series focuses on the dominating forces of the Yankees, Dodgers, and Giants. At least one of these teams played in every World Series between 1949 and 1958, and six of those series saw the Yankees pitted against either ... see all copies from £3.40!
21	Ken Burns' Baseball: Inning 3 - The Faith of Fifty Million People (1994) more movies like this directed by Ken Burns add to wishlist The third inning of Ken Burns' nine-inning documentary leads us into the Roaring '20s, but not before hitting the sport's stumbling block that was the Black Sox World Series scandal of 1919. Charles Comisky's stingy handling of the Chicago White Sox, who would eventually throw the series against the Reds, was tempered by the success of the ... see all copies from £3.09!
22	Ken Burns' Civil War, Episode 8: War is All Hell - 1865 (1990) more movies like this directed by Ken Burns add to wishlist After winning Atlanta in September of 1865, General Sherman proceeded to take the war to the people of Georgia: His army would cut a path to the sea, living off the land and destroying anything of value along the way. They tore up railroads, twisted railroad ties, and burned houses, causing approximately 100 million dollars worth of damage on the ... see all copies from £3.09! new only from £38.10!
23	Ken Burns' Baseball: Inning 1 - Our Game (1994) more movies like this directed by Ken Burns add to wishlist The first episode in Ken Burns' spectacular documentary of America's favorite pastime takes us from baseball's origins in the 1840s to the dawning of a new century, when glorious moments were captured in still photos rather than newsreel footage. Learn about the valuable contributions of Albert Goodwill Spaulding and Harry Wright, and recall some ... see all copies from £3.09!
24	Ken Burns' Baseball: Inning 9 - Home (1994) more movies like this directed by Ken Burns add to wishlist Ken Burns' celebrated baseball documentary has come full circle, from the black-and-white images of the game's beginnings to the full color of the modern era. Ken Burns' Baseball: Inning 9 -- Home, the final episode, deals with such threats to our national pastime as drug use by players, the egos of players and owners such as Reggie Jackson and ... see all copies from £3.09!
25	Ken Burns' Civil War, Episode 7: Most Hallowed Ground - 1864 (1990) more movies like this directed by Ken Burns add to wishlist By the summer of 1864, the Union faced its darkest hour. Although its troops and resources far outnumbered those of the South, campaigns against Petersburg and Atlanta were bogged down. Northern protesters complained about Grant's massive losses and General George McClellan, once commander of the Union army, was nominated as the Democratic ... see all copies from £3.09! new only from £69.93!

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