Ken Burns' American Lives
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Filmmaker Ken Burns is acclaimed for a series of PBS documentaries that bring history to life with his signature blend of rare archival materials and expertly acted voiceover narration. This collection presents seven episodes of Burns's AMERICAN LIVES series, which delves into the biographies of historical figures whose accomplishments helped shape the fabric of America: THOMAS JEFFERSON (1996), LEWIS AND CLARK: THE JOURNEY OF THE CORPS OF DISCOVERY (1997), FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT (1998), NOT FOR OURSELVES ALONE: THE STORY OF ELIZABETH CADY STANTON AND SUSAN B. ANTHONY (1999), MARK TWAIN (2001), HORATIO'S DRIVE: AMERICA'S FIRST ROAD TRIP (2003), and UNFORGIVABLE BLACKNESS: THE RISE AND FALL OF JACK JOHNSON (2004). See individual titles for further details.Actors and Key Contributors: Ossie Davis, Michael Potts, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sam Waterston, Blythe Danner,
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A Great Collection of PBS Documentaries
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By Eric Pregosin
on 2006-01-15I bought all of these individually. As he did with The Civil War and Baseball (as well as his earlier works which are now also in a box set, not to mention The West, New York and Jazz). Ken Burns continues to present his "American Stories" with pictures and narration that bring the past alive. 1 tiny nitpick note however. This is an 8 not a 7 disc set (for some reason the Jack Johnson story was released on 2 discs rather than a double sided disc like Mark Twain and Lewis and Clark which are of equal length to it). Other than that, you're getting a good deal on this and it will fit nicely along side the "America" box set (or your copies of those individually) and Ken's award winning "mini series" (plural). Get em all, and all other documentaries will just fade away. Ken Burns is the ... (Read Full Review)
