Ken Burns Audio & Video

The complete text of the bestselling narrative history of the Civil War--based on the celebrated PBS television series.

A discussion about the documentary "Jazz" with filmmaker Ken Burns and musician Wynton Marsalis, who served as a senior creative consultant for the film.

In 1903 there were only 150 miles of paved roads in the entire nation and most people had never seen a "horseless buggy"...

Here are the stories of the extraordinary men and women who made the music: Louis Armstrong, the fatherless waif whose unrivaled genius...

Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan their six-part PBS documentary series The National Parks: America's Best Idea. Set against breathtaking backdrops, the film is the story of an idea as uniquely American as the Declaration of Independence and just as radical -- that the most special places in the nation should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, but for everyone.

Documentarian Ken Burns talks about the making of his new WWII retrospective. The War explores the history and horror of WWII from an American perspective.

Mr. Burns talked about his nine-part PBS documentary, "Baseball," and described some of the history of the sport.

In the spring of 1804, at the behest of President Thomas Jefferson, a party of explorers called the Corps of Discovery crossed the Mississippi River and started up the Missouri, heading west into the newly acquired Louisiana Territory.

The fascinating life of storyteller and humorist Mark Twain is revealed in this one-man performance...

The companion volume to the 12-hour PBS series from the acclaimed filmmaker behind The Civil War, Baseball, and The War.