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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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The Dust Bowl Preview
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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
0:32 Air Date 10/02/11

PBS Previews: PROHIBITION
22:35 Air Date 10/02/11

The Tenth Inning: Preview
0:32 Air Date 09/28/10
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Enduring Symbol
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Garrison Keillor Talks about his First Radio Experience
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Mark Twain: Problem of Race
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Horatios Drive: Bud
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Were the Shakers Successful?
0:31 Air Date 01/06/12

Importance of the First Congress
0:38 Air Date 01/06/12

Edgar Tafel Discusses Frank Lloyd Wright
0:42 Air Date 01/06/12

Mark Twain: Hartford House
0:47 Air Date 01/06/12

Mark Twain: Hannibal, MO
0:38 Air Date 01/06/12

Long's Passion for Power
0:18 Air Date 01/06/12

Frank Lloyd Wright: Phillip Johnson
0:43 Air Date 01/06/12

Mark Twain: Dark, Depressive Streak
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