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The director of the new PBS documentary series “Country Music” Ken Burns shares five book recommendations.

The five books on “Country Music” director Ken Burns’ nightstand

[Illustration: Kagan McLeod]

BY Claire Miller

1. The British Are Coming, Rick Atkinson

The first volume of a trilogy on the real American Revolution. It’s not the kind of fanaticized powdered-wig version we usually get.

2. The Souls of Black Folk, W.E.B. Dubois

Even though it was written over a century ago, it is still one of the most lucid explanations of the period we call Reconstruction.

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Claire Miller was an editorial intern for Fast Company, covering topics ranging from culture to leadership to breaking news. You can connect with Claire on LinkedIn More


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