Ken Burns
Ken Burns, director and producer of The National Parks, founded his own documentary company, Florentine Films, in 1976. His films include The War, Jazz, Baseball, and The Civil War, which 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 two Academy Award nominations. He received a Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award in 2008. He lives in Walpole, New Hampshire.
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The War
Trade Paperback | 480 pages | Knopf | History - Military - World War II; History - United States - 20th Century
978-0-375-71118-3 (0-375-71118-X)
October 26, 2010 | $35.00
The vivid voices that speak from these pages are not those of historians or scholars. They are the voices of ordinary men and women who experienced—and helped to win—the most devastating war in history, in which between 50 and 60 million lives were lost.
Focusing on the citizens of four towns— Luverne...
Written by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns
Trade Paperback | 480 pages | Knopf | History - Military - World War II; History - United States - 20th Century
978-0-375-71118-3 (0-375-71118-X)
October 26, 2010 | $35.00
The vivid voices that speak from these pages are not those of historians or scholars. They are the voices of ordinary men and women who experienced—and helped to win—the most devastating war in history, in which between 50 and 60 million lives were lost.
Focusing on the citizens of four towns— Luverne...
Baseball
Trade Paperback | 592 pages | Knopf | Sports & Recreation - Baseball
978-0-375-71197-8 (0-375-71197-X)
September 7, 2010 | $47.00
With more than 500 photographs
-- Introduction by Roger Angell
-- Essays by Thomas Boswell, Robert W. Creamer, Gerald Early, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Bill James, David Lamb, Daniel Okrent, John Thorn, George E Will
-- And featuring an interview with Buck O'Neil
Trade Paperback | 592 pages | Knopf | Sports & Recreation - Baseball
978-0-375-71197-8 (0-375-71197-X)
September 7, 2010 | $47.00
With more than 500 photographs
-- Introduction by Roger Angell
-- Essays by Thomas Boswell, Robert W. Creamer, Gerald Early, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Bill James, David Lamb, Daniel Okrent, John Thorn, George E Will
-- And featuring an interview with Buck O'Neil
Also available as a
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The War
eBook | 480 pages | Knopf | History - Military - World War II; History - United States - 20th Century
978-0-307-49859-5 (0-307-49859-X)
April 14, 2010 | $65.00
The vivid voices that speak from these pages are not those of historians or scholars. They are the voices of ordinary men and women who experienced—and helped to win—the most devastating war in history, in which between 50 and 60 million lives were lost.
Focusing on the citizens of four towns— Luverne...
Written by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns
eBook | 480 pages | Knopf | History - Military - World War II; History - United States - 20th Century
978-0-307-49859-5 (0-307-49859-X)
April 14, 2010 | $65.00
The vivid voices that speak from these pages are not those of historians or scholars. They are the voices of ordinary men and women who experienced—and helped to win—the most devastating war in history, in which between 50 and 60 million lives were lost.
Focusing on the citizens of four towns— Luverne...
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
The National Parks
Hardcover | 432 pages | Knopf | History - United States; Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection
978-0-307-26896-9 (0-307-26896-9)
September 8, 2009 | $62.00
The companion volume to the twelve-hour PBS series from the acclaimed filmmaker behind The Civil War, Baseball, and The War
America’s national parks spring from an idea as radical as the Declaration of Independence: that the nation’s most magnificent and sacred places should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, but...
Written by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns
Hardcover | 432 pages | Knopf | History - United States; Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection
978-0-307-26896-9 (0-307-26896-9)
September 8, 2009 | $62.00
The companion volume to the twelve-hour PBS series from the acclaimed filmmaker behind The Civil War, Baseball, and The War
America’s national parks spring from an idea as radical as the Declaration of Independence: that the nation’s most magnificent and sacred places should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, but...
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download and an
unabridged audiobook download.
The National Parks
Abridged Compact Disc | pages | Random House Audio | History - United States; Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection
978-0-7393-6632-5 (0-7393-6632-7)
September 8, 2009 | $37.00
The companion volume to the twelve-hour PBS series from the acclaimed filmmaker behind The Civil War, Baseball, and The War
America’s national parks spring from an idea as radical as the Declaration of Independence: that the nation’s most magnificent and sacred places should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, but...
Abridged Compact Disc | pages | Random House Audio | History - United States; Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection
978-0-7393-6632-5 (0-7393-6632-7)
September 8, 2009 | $37.00
The companion volume to the twelve-hour PBS series from the acclaimed filmmaker behind The Civil War, Baseball, and The War
America’s national parks spring from an idea as radical as the Declaration of Independence: that the nation’s most magnificent and sacred places should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, but...
The National Parks
Abridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | History - United States; Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection
978-0-7393-6633-2 (0-7393-6633-5)
September 8, 2009 | $18.95
The companion volume to the twelve-hour PBS series from the acclaimed filmmaker behind The Civil War, Baseball, and The War
America’s national parks spring from an idea as radical as the Declaration of Independence: that the nation’s most magnificent and sacred places should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, but...
Abridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | History - United States; Nature - Environmental Conservation & Protection
978-0-7393-6633-2 (0-7393-6633-5)
September 8, 2009 | $18.95
The companion volume to the twelve-hour PBS series from the acclaimed filmmaker behind The Civil War, Baseball, and The War
America’s national parks spring from an idea as radical as the Declaration of Independence: that the nation’s most magnificent and sacred places should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, but...
The National Parks
Unabridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | History - United States
978-1-4159-6627-3 (1-4159-6627-3)
September 8, 2009 | $29.95
The companion volume to the twelve-hour PBS series from the acclaimed filmmaker behind The Civil War, Baseball, and The War
America’s national parks spring from an idea as radical as the Declaration of Independence: that the nation’s most magnificent and sacred places should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, but...
Unabridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | History - United States
978-1-4159-6627-3 (1-4159-6627-3)
September 8, 2009 | $29.95
The companion volume to the twelve-hour PBS series from the acclaimed filmmaker behind The Civil War, Baseball, and The War
America’s national parks spring from an idea as radical as the Declaration of Independence: that the nation’s most magnificent and sacred places should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, but...
Lewis & Clark
Abridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | History
978-0-7393-7646-1 (0-7393-7646-2)
April 1, 2008 | $12.00
The companion volume to Ken Burns's PBS documentary film, with more than 150 illustrations, most in full color.
In the spring of 1804, at the behest of President oThomas Jefferson, a party of explorers called the Corps of oDiscovery crossed the Mississippi River and started up the Missouri, heading west into the...
Abridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | History
978-0-7393-7646-1 (0-7393-7646-2)
April 1, 2008 | $12.00
The companion volume to Ken Burns's PBS documentary film, with more than 150 illustrations, most in full color.
In the spring of 1804, at the behest of President oThomas Jefferson, a party of explorers called the Corps of oDiscovery crossed the Mississippi River and started up the Missouri, heading west into the...
The War
Hardcover | 480 pages | Knopf | History - Military - World War II; History - United States - 20th Century
978-0-307-26283-7 (0-307-26283-9)
September 11, 2007 | $65.00
The vivid voices that speak from these pages are not those of historians or scholars. They are the voices of ordinary men and women who experienced—and helped to win—the most devastating war in history, in which between 50 and 60 million lives were lost.
Focusing on the citizens of four towns— Luverne...
Written by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns
Hardcover | 480 pages | Knopf | History - Military - World War II; History - United States - 20th Century
978-0-307-26283-7 (0-307-26283-9)
September 11, 2007 | $65.00
The vivid voices that speak from these pages are not those of historians or scholars. They are the voices of ordinary men and women who experienced—and helped to win—the most devastating war in history, in which between 50 and 60 million lives were lost.
Focusing on the citizens of four towns— Luverne...
The War
Abridged Compact Disc | pages | Random House Audio | History - Military - World War II; History - United States - 20th Century
978-0-7393-5728-6 (0-7393-5728-X)
September 11, 2007 | $44.00
The companion volume to the magnificent seven-part PBS series
The individuals featured in this audiobook are not those of historians or scholars. They are ordinary men and women who experienced–and helped to win–the most devastating war in history, in which between 50 and 60 million lives were lost.
Focusing on the citizens of...
Abridged Compact Disc | pages | Random House Audio | History - Military - World War II; History - United States - 20th Century
978-0-7393-5728-6 (0-7393-5728-X)
September 11, 2007 | $44.00
The companion volume to the magnificent seven-part PBS series
The individuals featured in this audiobook are not those of historians or scholars. They are ordinary men and women who experienced–and helped to win–the most devastating war in history, in which between 50 and 60 million lives were lost.
Focusing on the citizens of...
The War
Abridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | History - Military - World War II; History - United States - 20th Century
978-0-7393-5729-3 (0-7393-5729-8)
September 11, 2007 | $25.00
The companion volume to the magnificent seven-part PBS series
The individuals featured in this audiobook are not those of historians or scholars. They are ordinary men and women who experienced–and helped to win–the most devastating war in history, in which between 50 and 60 million lives were lost.
Focusing on the citizens of...
Abridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | History - Military - World War II; History - United States - 20th Century
978-0-7393-5729-3 (0-7393-5729-8)
September 11, 2007 | $25.00
The companion volume to the magnificent seven-part PBS series
The individuals featured in this audiobook are not those of historians or scholars. They are ordinary men and women who experienced–and helped to win–the most devastating war in history, in which between 50 and 60 million lives were lost.
Focusing on the citizens of...
The Civil War
Abridged Compact Disc | pages | Random House Audio | History - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
978-0-7393-5733-0 (0-7393-5733-6)
September 4, 2007 | $26.00
The complete text of the bestselling narrative history of the Civil War--based on the celebrated PBS television series. This non-illustrated edition interweaves the author's narrative with the voices of the men and women who lived through that cataclysmic trail of our nationhood, from Abraham Lincoln to ordinary foot soldiers. Includes essays...
Abridged Compact Disc | pages | Random House Audio | History - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
978-0-7393-5733-0 (0-7393-5733-6)
September 4, 2007 | $26.00
The complete text of the bestselling narrative history of the Civil War--based on the celebrated PBS television series. This non-illustrated edition interweaves the author's narrative with the voices of the men and women who lived through that cataclysmic trail of our nationhood, from Abraham Lincoln to ordinary foot soldiers. Includes essays...
Jazz
Abridged Compact Disc | pages | Random House Audio | Music - Jazz; History - United States
978-0-7393-5732-3 (0-7393-5732-8)
September 4, 2007 | $32.00
The companion volume to the ten-part PBS TV series by the team responsible for
The Civil War and Baseball.
Continuing in the tradition of their critically acclaimed works, Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns vividly bring to life the story of the quintessential American music—jazz. Born in the black community of turn-of-the-century New...
Abridged Compact Disc | pages | Random House Audio | Music - Jazz; History - United States
978-0-7393-5732-3 (0-7393-5732-8)
September 4, 2007 | $32.00
The companion volume to the ten-part PBS TV series by the team responsible for
The Civil War and Baseball.
Continuing in the tradition of their critically acclaimed works, Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns vividly bring to life the story of the quintessential American music—jazz. Born in the black community of turn-of-the-century New...
The Ken Burns Companion Set
Hardcover | pages | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | History - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
978-0-307-26818-1 (0-307-26818-7)
May 29, 2007 | $466.45
The definitive Ken Burns hardcover selection. Six hardcover classics, including: The Civil War: An Illustrated History, Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, Jazz: A History of America's Music, Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, Baseball: An Illustrated History, and Lewis...
Written by Ken Burns
Hardcover | pages | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | History - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
978-0-307-26818-1 (0-307-26818-7)
May 29, 2007 | $466.45
The definitive Ken Burns hardcover selection. Six hardcover classics, including: The Civil War: An Illustrated History, Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, Jazz: A History of America's Music, Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, Baseball: An Illustrated History, and Lewis...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The Ken Burns Companion Set
Trade Paperback | pages | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | History - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
978-0-375-71165-7 (0-375-71165-1)
May 22, 2007 | $248.85
The best of the Ken Burns trade paperbacks, including The Civil War: An Illustrated History, Baseball: An Illustrated History, Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, Jazz: A History of America's Music and Unforgivable...
Written by Ken Burns
Trade Paperback | pages | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | History - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877)
978-0-375-71165-7 (0-375-71165-1)
May 22, 2007 | $248.85
The best of the Ken Burns trade paperbacks, including The Civil War: An Illustrated History, Baseball: An Illustrated History, Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, Jazz: A History of America's Music and Unforgivable...
Also available as a
hardcover.
