New York (5 Episode PBS Boxed Set) [VHS] | Documentary – Video

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If you’re a fan of Ken Burns PBS documentaries such as The Civil War and Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, then you’ll want to add New York, produced by Ken’s brother Ric, to your collection. This exhaustively thorough documentary chronicles the evolution of the city from its time as a Dutch settlement in the early 17th century to its current status as megalopolis extraordinaire. Famous New Yorkers including Martin Scorsese, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Fran Lebowitz, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, and former mayor Ed Koch lend their colorful local perspective. In addition, there’s commentary by numerous historians and writers, most notably Pulitzer Prize-winning Mike Wallace and the late Brendan Gill, who notes the distin [Read More...]