Thomas Jefferson - A Film By Ken Burns DVD

The dvd on Thomas Jefferson very good information on his life

Interesting, informative.

I watched this doc and was surprised by how so much was covered up in the past I really like how Ken Burns touched on a lot of the truth about Thomas Jefferson however I would have loved to have seen more on Sally

Thomas Jeffersons film by Ken Burns told the story of Jeffersons life growing up in Virginia, buying Monticello, and becoming one of the great Presidents of the United States.

Very cool to know more about the president.

This is an excellent, factual account of Thomas Jefferson, his life and times. No holds barred. It shows TJ the man, complete with all his blemishes. Something I was not aware of until I watched this video was : Jefferson himself designed the monument to be placed on his grave. He specified that the monument was to be made of coarse stone. On the monument, he wanted to have listed his proudest accomplishments. What he wanted to have inscribed on the monument was : Here was buried Thomas Jefferson, Author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for religious freedom Father of the University of Virginia. He didnt list the Presidency of the United States of America as one of those accomplishments. Thomas Jefferson was a genius, a brave patriot and a humble man. If only we could have one iota of his genius, wisdom and humility in the presidency, the congress, or the supreme court today. For starters, I would settle for any one of those. We could build on that foundation.

So good!!!

This video was insightful, extremely well done by someone who helped history come alive!

I do enjoy history and these programs are informative and entertaining. Our forefathers were very intelligent and complex.

Factual, historical, accurate and very interesting. Ken Burns does an enormous amount of research and interviewing to present the information in great detail and his documentaries are always entertaining as well as educational. We watched this on PBS and it was so good we purchased it. We will be purchasing Dust Bowl, Civil War and Baseball as well. Thank you Ken for a job always well done!

you cover a lot in three hours. He may have had his problems, but, dont we all?

Is there anything left to praise Ken Burns work with? All others pale in comparison

Ken Burns has been one of the better film makers that I have seen, and his research far exceeds that his competitors. I have learned more from his Historical ftms than that I got out of history Books

Truly a great man! Its amazing how well he knew what his fellow man would do way back then! Its almost as if he had been HERE and then went back in time, he knew men so well!

Another home run for Ken Burns, this documentary is an excellent telling of Jeffersons life and career. I loved the narrations by Ossie Davis,and Sam Watersons voice over as Jefferson is terrific. Well worth the price, this American classic about an American classic will be enjoyed for generations to come. May our Lord bless and guide you.

I am a history buff, and have many DVDs on history subjects. This is one of the very best, and Ken Burns does it again. Very good movie and one to keep on the shelf to watch again and again.

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