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Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has been producing films for PBS for more than 25 years. Since the Academy Award-nominated Brooklyn Bridge in 1981, Ken has gone on to direct and produce some of the most acclaimed historical documentaries ever made, including THE CIVIL WAR, BASEBALL, and THE WAR.

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Previews
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The Dust Bowl Preview

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PBS Previews: PROHIBITION

22:35 Air Date 10/02/11

PROHIBITION Preview

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Prohibition: American Folly

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Prohibition Sneak Peek

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Prohibition-Preview 1

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Introducing PROHIBITION

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The Tenth Inning: Preview

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Shorts
226 VIDEOS

Sister Mildred Barker

1:21 Air Date 01/06/12

The Real Reason Members Vote For or Against Legislation

0:30 Air Date 01/06/12

Louis Armstrong Returns to Europe

2:12 Air Date 01/06/12

Mark Twain: The Master of the Pause

1:10 Air Date 01/06/12

Horatios Drive: San Francisco

1:46 Air Date 01/06/12

Horatios Drive: Cleveland

4:18 Air Date 01/06/12

Paul Goldberg Discusses the Brooklyn Bridge

0:47 Air Date 01/06/12

Dan James discusses Benton's persona

0:40 Air Date 01/06/12

Maya Lin on Frank Lloyd Wright

0:25 Air Date 01/06/12

The Anguish Underneath the Man

0:51 Air Date 01/06/12

Mark Twain: Inclusion

0:32 Air Date 01/06/12

Horatios Drive: Bud

1:57 Air Date 01/06/12
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