Ken Burns
Book for an eventKEN BURNS is the legendary producer and director of numerous film series. His landmark film The Civil War was the highest-rated series in the history of American public television. His work has won numerous prizes, including the Emmy and Peabody Awards, and a nomination for an Academy Award.
Books by Ken Burns
The Vietnam War
An essential work on the Vietnam War, by the award-winning Geoffrey C. Ward and documentary maker Ken Burns.
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
An extraordinarily vivid and personal portrait of America's greatest political family and its enormous impact the United States. It is the companion to to the PBS documentary to air in the US in the fall of 2014.