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Ken Burns
Birth date: July 29, 1953
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Seriously, Read a Book!
Seriously, Read a Book! rated it 11 years ago
I haven't actually seen Ken Burns' PBS series The War to which this is a "companion book." The written work survives alone, but it did, at times, feel scattered. It's intended to give you a variety of perspectives from "everyday" people from across the United States, and it does manage to capture a ...
jbarrett5 book reviews, etc
jbarrett5 book reviews, etc rated it 14 years ago
have visited many, can't wait to see more of them in our travels
The Drift Of Things
The Drift Of Things rated it 15 years ago
This may appear to be just a "coffee table" book, but it's much more than that. This is a comprehensive history of our national parks, from the first molecule of an idea right up to the present. I learned about many of the key figures here and there in my university degree program. This book pull...
The Drift Of Things
The Drift Of Things rated it 17 years ago
I listened to the audio version of this book on eight CDs. It's abridged, but I wouldn't have known it if it didn't say so on the case. This book gave me a very thorough education about World War II, "The Big Picture." I've read a lot about the war before, but it was usually about specific areas ...
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