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Ken Burns's America, Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
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written by Ken Burns, 1953-; directed by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's America (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2004, originally published 1991), 1 hour 53 mins
For 50 years radio dominated the airwaves and the American consciousness as the first 'mass medium.' In Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio, Ken Burns examines the lives of three extraordinary men who shared the primary responsibility for this invention and its early success, and whose genius, friendship, ri...
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written by Ken Burns, 1953-; directed by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's America (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2004, originally published 1991), 1 hour 53 mins
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Ken Burns's America, Huey Long
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written by Ken Burns, 1953-; directed by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's America (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2004), 1 hour 48 mins
He was a populist hero and a corrupt demagogue, hailed as a champion of the poor and reviled as a dictator. Louisiana’s Huey Long built his remarkable career as Governor and U.S. Senator on a platform of social reform and justice, all the while employing graft and corruption to get what he wanted. Long’s spell...
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written by Ken Burns, 1953-; directed by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's America (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2004), 1 hour 48 mins
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Ken Burns's Jazz, 4, The True Welcome
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written by Ken Burns, 1953-; directed by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's Jazz, 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2000), 1 hour 59 mins
In 1929, America enters a decade of economic desperation, as the Stock Market collapses and the Great Depression begins. Factories fall silent, farms fall into decay, and a quarter of the nation's workforce is jobless. In these dark times, jazz is called upon to lift the spirits of a frightened country, and finds...
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written by Ken Burns, 1953-; directed by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's Jazz, 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2000), 1 hour 59 mins
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Ken Burns's Jazz, 5, Swing, Pure Pleasure
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written by Ken Burns, 1953-; directed by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's Jazz, 5 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2000), 1 hour 27 mins
Suddenly, jazz bandleaders are the new matinee idols, with Benny Goodman hailed as the King of Swing, while teenagers jitterbug just as hard to the music of his rivals - Tommy Dorsey, Jimmie Lunceford, Glenn Miller, and the mercurial Artie Shaw. But the spirit of Swing isn't limited to the dance floor. In New York...
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written by Ken Burns, 1953-; directed by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's Jazz, 5 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2000), 1 hour 27 mins
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Ken Burns's Jazz, 6, Swing, the Velocity of Celebration
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written by Ken Burns, 1953-; directed by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's Jazz, 6 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2000), 1 hour 42 mins
As the 1930s come to a close, Swing-mania is still going strong, but some fans are saying success has made the music too predictable. Their ears are tuned to a new sound - pulsing, stomping, suffused with the blues. It's the Kansas City sound of Count Basie's band and it quickly reignites the spirit of Swing. By 1...
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written by Ken Burns, 1953-; directed by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's Jazz, 6 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2000), 1 hour 42 mins
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Ken Burns's Jazz, 7, Dedicated to Chaos
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written by Ken Burns, 1953-; directed by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's Jazz, 7 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2000), 1 hour 59 mins
When America enters World War II, jazz is part of the arsenal. In Europe, where musicians like the Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt continue to play despite a Nazi ban, jazz is a beacon of hope. In America, it becomes the embodiment of democracy, as bandleaders like Glenn Miller and Artie Shaw enlist, taking their...
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written by Ken Burns, 1953-; directed by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, in Ken Burns's Jazz, 7 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2000), 1 hour 59 mins
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Ken Burns's The Dust Bowl, Episode 1, The Great Plow Up
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directed by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, Julie Dunfey, fl. 1999-2012 and Dayton Duncan, fl. 1998-2012, Florentine Films, in Ken Burns's The Dust Bowl, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2012), 1 hour 53 mins
In the first episode of Ken Burns’ THE DUST BOWL, feel the full force of the worst manmade environmental disaster in America’s history as survivors recall the terror of the dust storms, the desperation of hungry families and how they managed to find hope even as the earth and heavens seemed to turn against them.
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directed by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, Julie Dunfey, fl. 1999-2012 and Dayton Duncan, fl. 1998-2012, Florentine Films, in Ken Burns's The Dust Bowl, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2012), 1 hour 53 mins
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Ken Burns's The Dust Bowl, Episode 2, Reaping the Whirlwind
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directed by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, Julie Dunfey, fl. 1999-2012 and Dayton Duncan, fl. 1998-2012, Florentine Films, in Ken Burns's The Dust Bowl, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2012), 1 hour 54 mins
In the second episode of Ken Burns’s DUST BOWL, experience the gradual relief as the families of the plains seek new lives in California and government conservation efforts — and a break in the drought in 1939 — eventually stabilize the soil and bring the farms back to life, but with dangers of another Dust...
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directed by Ken Burns, 1953-; produced by Ken Burns, 1953-, Julie Dunfey, fl. 1999-2012 and Dayton Duncan, fl. 1998-2012, Florentine Films, in Ken Burns's The Dust Bowl, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2012), 1 hour 54 mins
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The National Parks: America's Best Idea, Episode 4, Going Home
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directed by Ken Burns, 1953-, in The National Parks: America's Best Idea, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2009), 1 hour 55 mins
THE NATIONAL PARKS is the story of an idea as uniquely American as the Declaration of Independence: that the most special places in the nation should be preserved for everyone. The series traces the birth of the national park idea in the mid-1800s and follows its evolution for nearly 150 years, chronicling the add...
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directed by Ken Burns, 1953-, in The National Parks: America's Best Idea, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2009), 1 hour 55 mins
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The National Parks: America's Best Idea, Episode 5, Great Nature
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directed by Ken Burns, 1953-, in The National Parks: America's Best Idea, Episode 5 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2009), 1 hour 54 mins
THE NATIONAL PARKS is the story of an idea as uniquely American as the Declaration of Independence: that the most special places in the nation should be preserved for everyone. The series traces the birth of the national park idea in the mid-1800s and follows its evolution for nearly 150 years, chronicling the add...
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directed by Ken Burns, 1953-, in The National Parks: America's Best Idea, Episode 5 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2009), 1 hour 54 mins
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