America at 250: Ken Burns on the 'violent birth' of the US

from Saturday Extra - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Ken Burns is one of the great chroniclers of US history.Over a nearly 50-year career, the filmmaker has produced long-form works about America's Civil War, the Vietnam War, and, his latest epic production, The American Revolution.As part of our America at 250 series, he talks about the birth of the US and what lessons it holds for the world today.

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