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The Civil War is a 1990 American television documentary miniseries created by Ken Burns about the American Civil War.It was the first broadcast to air on PBS for five consecutive nights, from September 23 to 27, 1990.
In 1984, filmmaker Ken Burns heard "Ashokan Farewell" and was moved by it. He used it in two of his documentary films: Huey Long (1985), and The Civil War (1990), which features the original recording by Fiddle Fever in the beginning of the film. The Civil War drew the greatest attention to the piece.
Burns frequently collaborates with author and historian Geoffrey C. Ward, notably on documentaries such as The Civil War, Jazz, Baseball, and the 10 part TV series The Vietnam War (aired September 2017).
The War. In The War, Ken Burns does away with his traditional overview mode of storytelling in exchange for a zoomed-in look at World War II through the lenses of four small towns and the folks ...
In Ken Burns's documentary The Civil War, Shelby Foote notes that historians are not quite sure how the yell sounded, being described as "a foxhunt yip mixed up with sort of a banshee squall". He recounts the story of an old Confederate veteran invited to speak before a ladies' society dinner.
Ken Burns and his team typically tackle expansive topics: The Civil War.National Parks. Baseball. Country music. But sometimes he does embrace singular historical figures such as Thomas Jefferson ...
Sullivan Ballou (March 28, 1829 – July 29, 1861) was an American lawyer and politician from Rhode Island, and an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He is remembered for an eloquent letter he wrote to his wife Sarah a week before he was mortally wounded in the First Battle of Bull Run. He was left behind by retreating ...
The film also includes focus on the Congress's work during pivotal periods in United States history, including the Civil War, Civil Rights Movement, and women's suffrage. The documentary was released on DVD on September 28, 2004. [5] Footage of the Capitol from the film was later incorporated into Burns' 1990 documentary The Civil War.