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By 1862, both sides had 1 million men in uniform across a mile battle front ranging from manassas, virginia to missouri. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. The series first premiered on pbs in 1990 and 40 million viewers tuned in the week it played, making it the most successful and. The war was fought in 10,000 places, more than 3 million americans fought in it, and over 600,000 men 2 percent of the population died in it. Sam waterston, julie harris, jason robards watch all you want for free. The civil war a very bloody affair 1862 tv episode.
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But ken burns got the entire country to sit around and learn that five presidents lied to them, that generals lied to them, we invaded a sovereign country, and we killed 3 million people. Ken burns the civil war episode 2 a very bloody affair. Sep 16, 2018 the civil war, the awardwinning film produced and directed by ken burns, was rebroadcast as a newly restored, highdefinition version in september of 2015. Forever free the american civil war, 1862, part ii. More than 39 million viewers tuned in to at least one episode, and viewership averaged more than 14 million viewers each evening, making it. The civil war documentary a documentary moc doc by duncan mckenzie.
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This episode of ken burns the civil war charts the dramatic events that led to lincolns decision to set the slaves free. Heralded as an unforgettable introduction to the conflict when it was released in 1990, the film draws on archival images of 16,000 photographs, along with paintings, lithographs, and headlines, newsreel. Ken burns the civil war video thirteen new york public. This episode of ken burnss the civil war charts the dramatic events that led to lincolns decision to set the slaves free. On july 3, 1863 in gettysburg, pa the union lured the confederate troops out into the open field.
Lincoln and his cabinet were frustrated by the slow pace of the war and with gen. This is fantastically sentimental stufffilmmaker ken burns at his most indulgent. What borderstate city was occupied by the union army to keep it from seceding. Search streaming video, audio, and text content for academic, public, and k12 institutions. More than 39 million viewers tuned in to at least one episode, and viewership. Hailed as a landmark in historical storytelling, ken burns classic emmy awardwinning ninepart series the civil war. The civil war is a ninepart series that explores the most important conflict in our nations history.
Battles had taken a horrendous toll in human lives on both sides. With david mccullough, sam waterston, julie harris, jason robards. With david mccullough, shelby foote, sam waterston, julie harris. This sixdisc collectors set also features over two hours of new bonus video. It was first broadcast on pbs on five consecutive nights from september 23 to. Ken burnss the civil war, 5, the universe of battle. Parts 2 and 3 from episode 1 of ken burns civil war. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. It saw the end of slavery and the downfall of a southern planter aristocracy.
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The civil war is a nine episode series created by ken burns, about the american civil war, produced by pbs in 1990. The film is a comprehensive and definitive history of the american civil war, and the recipient of 40 major film and. Americas best idea 2009, prohibition 2011, the roosevelts 2014, the vietnam war 2017, and country music. Ken burns the civil war episode 6 valley of the shadow of death 1864. More than 39 million viewers tuned in to at least one episode, and viewership averaged more than 14 million viewers each evening, making it the mostwatched program ever to air on pbs. His widely known documentary series include the civil war 1990, baseball 1994, jazz 2001, the war 2007, the national parks. Convinced by july 1862 that emancipation was now morally and militarily crucial to the future of the union, lincoln must wait for a victory to issue his proclamation. The third day of gettysburg marked a change in the tide. Pbs the civil war by ken burns extras video 1of2 video. The civil war, wrote robert penn warren, is, for the american imagination, the great single event of our history. Fierce northern opposition to lincolns emancipation proclamation is addressed, along with the increasing desperation on the confederate home front. Sep 20, 2007 this is fantastically sentimental stufffilmmaker ken burns at his most indulgent.
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