Ken Burns, author portrait
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Ken Burns

KEN BURNS, the producer and director of numerous film series, including Vietnam, The Roosevelts, and The War, founded his own documentary film company, Florentine Films, in 1976. His landmark film The Civil War was the highest-rated series in the history of American public television, and his work has won numerous prizes, including the Emmy and Peabody Awards, and two Academy Award nominations. He lives in Walpole, New Hampshire.
Blood Memory
Our America
The Vietnam War
Country Music
Grover Cleveland, Again!
The Roosevelts
The War
Baseball
The National Parks
Lewis & Clark
Horatio's Drive
Jazz
Mark Twain
The Civil War

Books

Blood Memory
Our America
The Vietnam War
Country Music
Grover Cleveland, Again!
The Roosevelts
The War
Baseball
The National Parks
Lewis & Clark
Horatio's Drive
Jazz
Mark Twain
The Civil War

Books for International Day for Biological Diversity

Here is a collection of titles to acknowledge International Day for Biological Diversity, which takes place on May 22nd. These books explore various ecosystems and habitats and give insight on biodiversity, the ways of life and the struggles of living creatures within them.

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