The Civil War Telecourse Student Guide Author:Ken Burns Produced and directed by documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, the PBS television series THE CIVIL WAR taps more than 16,000 photographs and 150 archives. With the help of such notables as Shelby Foote, James McPherson, Jason Robards, and Garrison Keillor, the series vividly embraces the entire sweep of the war: the complex causes and lasting effects... more », the battles and the home fronts, the generals and the ordinary soldiers. This student guide outlines a nine-week course of study that amounts to a complete college credit course.« less