I liked his Civil War. Baseball was good as well. There was some social issue focus, but overall I thought it well done.
He’s a Lefty for sure. Knowing that allows you to watch with a little bit of a filter to see the subject more clearly when he presents it. Pretty much like the rest of the media/Hollywood efforts....
Burns’ “Baseball” includes errors such as film of a pitcher supposedly pitching in a World Series who did not play for either team. The blog, “So many mistakes in Ken Burns Baseball,” lists many more.
The most shocking thing I learned from the PBS documentary series was that the Civil War was funded by a grant from Exxon-Mobil. I didn’t even think Big Oil existed at the time of the Civil War.