Ken Burns Documentaries: Where to start?

I loved The Civil War.

I'm not crazy about the sport itself. Rarely watch it except for LSU and the MLB world series. Thanks though

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What's a good one to start with? I'm leaning towards The Civil War

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Start at the very beginning - Lewis and Clark, it's a very good place to start.

Then the Civil War - It's his Magnum Opus.

In all honesty, The National Parks - America's Best Idea then fits perfectly after the Civil War...personal favorites as his best work.

Then Jazz,

Then the War...

and end with Baseball because it goes up to modern times and is lighter.

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The National Parks: America's Best Idea

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Jazz (Lot's of NOLA history & culture)

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Prohibition

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The Civil War

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Huey Long

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Probably gonna start with these in that order. I didn't know some of them existed so thank you


Is "The War" about WWI or WWII?

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WWII

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Some of it's done from diaries of soldiers and the soldier's families. To me it feels really personal because of that.

Some of it reminded me of the scene in Saving Private Ryan where the guys from the War Department go to tell Pvt. Ryan's mom about his brother's being killed.

National Parks.

Jazz
National Parks
The War

These 3 are my favorite.

Also, try "The West"

Dustbowl

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The Story of the Black Astronauts and NASSA.

Definitely his best

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Wow, there's an internet classic I hadn't thought about in a long time.