A Certain Point of View: Writing, Film and Stuff

Inning 3: The Faith of Fifty Million People (1910-1920) Written by: Geoffrey C. Ward & Ken Burns Directed by: Ken Burns Before and after World War I, a steady stream of immigrants lands on the shores of America. They want instantly to become American. To pursue the American dream. To play the American game.  But even as thousands of Americans pick up a ball for the first time, even as the country endures a world war, baseball is trying to endure a decade that includes the meanest, vilest, angriest player ever to step onto a field and a scandal that almost destroys the game. - from the DVD episode guide blurb On September 20, 1994, the 300 or so member stations of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) premiered The Faith of Fifty Million People, the third "inning" of the nine-part series titled Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns.  Co-written by Burns and historian Geoffrey C. Ward, this documentary examines the history of the sport of baseball and its i...

Inning 2: Something Like a War (1900-1910) Written by: Geoffrey C. Ward & Ken Burns Directed by: Ken Burns It is a decade of revolution. In China. In Central America. At Kitty Hawk. In Henry Ford's factory. And on America's baseball fields. In 1894, a sportswriter named Byron Bancroft "Ban" Johnson takes over a struggling minor league - the Western League - and turns it into a financial success. In 1900 he changes its name to the American League and begins talking about challenging the big city monopoly held by the National League. The revolution takes only three years. In 1903, the first World Series is played between the American League Boston Pilgrims and the National League Pittsburgh Pirates. - from the DVD episode guide blurb On September 19, 1994, the 300 or so member stations of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) presented Something Like a War (1900-1910), the second "inning" of Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns. Co-written ...

Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns (Includes The Tenth Inning) An epic overflowing with heroes and hopefuls, scoundrels and screwballs.  Babe Ruth Jackie Robinson Shoeless Joe Jackson Sandy Koufax Satchel Paige Pete Rose Roberto Clemente Casey Stengel Hank Aaron Joe DiMaggio Ichiro Suzuki Barry Bonds Pedro Martinez It is a saga spanning the quest for racial justice, the clash of labor and management, the immigrant experience, the transformation of popular culture, and the enduring appeal of the national pastime. -- from Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns.  (C) 2010 PBS Distribution and Florentine Films On September 18, 1994, the 300 or so member stations of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) aired Our Game, the first episode (or "inning") of Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns. Co-written by Burns with historian (and frequent collaborator) Geoffrey C. Ward, the 112-minute long episode explores the beginning of America's national pastime and explodes v...