The Civil War with Ken Burns

I came across the Civil War documentary by Ken Burns in the 2000's & have been hooked on the war ever since. Im not American but it is such a fascinating conflict

Two national treasures chatting about my favorite subject... what a treat! Thanks, ABT!

Civil War Documentary 1991 is still the best American documentary in history..

I was born in 1953 and I remember Civil War bubble gum cards. I put them down and my mom through them away, she thought them too troubling.

Garry you know just as much as Ken Burns. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks, Garry, for this awesome interview! I am never disappointed by Ken Burns. His documentary on the war impacted countless lives.

Ken's epic documentary was what got me into the ACW in the first place - an amazing piece of work.

America's history, all of it, is still "the recent past"---when compared with the history of the world. The current generations are still living with the effects and ramifications of our unique history, and we cannot understand our current place in history without being able to see---and touch---the places of our recent history. A school-aged child today, with a smartphone, can only appreciate that technology when he/she/they see a slate and a slate pencil on a wooden desk in a preserved schoolhouse. Take away the smartphone, give them a slate and slate pencil, and ask them to divide 2,987 by 183. Walk across the battlefield at Antietam, in the heat of the day, thinking about the men who fought and died there. This puts history into context, this makes history touchable, this makes history learnable. We MUST preserve our history. We MUST teach our history.

Excellent discussion. While I disagree with Ken Burns on his politicsl views, I respect him as an incredible filmmaker and storyteller. Great job, Garry.

"Place is central to being able to hear the ghost and echoes of an inexpressibly wise past. That can come from paintings, drawings, maps, but the thing that really provides it is the land itself - the space - the now quiet [area where it happened] in which you are trying to hear those ghosts - you hear those echoes. You're trying to request with a very big pretty please from the past that it will yield up its secrets to you." - Ken Burns interview with Gary Adelman - 14 April 2024.

I'm a tour guide at a distillery. I take my tour groups into an old part of the distillery that was forgotten about for about 60 years. Our Pompeii. It will be cool to quote Ken in this place. I was an 18-year-old Freshman in college when Ken Burns Civil War was first shown on PBS. It holds a huge place in my development as a historian. Thank you for this interview.

Ken still understands his country. He understands his People.

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Disney tried to get the land several decades ago, but Manassas NBP is hallowed ground. Lots more surrounding property is available, some isn't, but time will yield those lands. It is paramount that American Battlefields must be preserved. There is plenty of land to be had, so nobody should need to to keep historical lands.

Ken Burn's docs are epic! Great stuff Garry.

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Would love to see Mr. Burns, as a second act, do a series on Reconstruction. I believe it would be a fitting follow up to his Civil War series. On the other hand I understand that there are so many fascinating topics of our history that he has yet to cover. I’m looking forward to his film on the Revolution, which I think is coming out this fall.

What a great body of work Ken has and hopefully more to come.

Thanks for the conversation!

I love your channel! ❤

Two American greats!! 🇺🇸

Yes, Ken.

Prior to 1989, no one knew the civil war was about slavery.