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Title: Ken Burns: Book Festival 07
Speaker: Ken Burns
Series: 2007 National Book Festival
Date: August 10, 2007
Running Time: 28 minutes
Description:
Burns discusses his book and his seven-part film based on his book, which is scheduled to air on PBS in September 2007.
Biography:
Ken Burns is the award-winning director, producer, and co-writer of more than 10 critically acclaimed historical documentaries. His films include "Brooklyn Bridge," "Baseball," "Jazz," and "The Civil War." He is co-author, with Geoffrey Ward, of "War - An Intimate History, 1941-45" (Knopf, 2007). Burns will appear in the History & Biography Pavilion.
About the 2007 National Book Festival
The 2007 National Book Festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress and hosted by First Lady Laura Bush will be held on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., between 7th and 14th streets from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The festival is free and open to the public.