‘The American Revolution’ Review: Ken Burns’ Sluggish but Poignant PBS Docuseries Charts the Fight for Independence

"The American Revolution" is a sweeping, six-part PBS docuseries that feels like a confrontation of how America's founding ideals were born ...
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Ken Burns’ new series offers a chance to reflect on the contributions of John Adams

You and I, my dear Friend, have been sent into life, at a time when the greatest lawgivers of antiquity would have wished to have lived.” ...

Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The American Revolution’ On PBS, A Ken Burns Docuseries Takes A Deep Dive Into The U.S.’s Fight For Independence

T he American Revolution on PBS, directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, written by Geoffrey C. Ward and narrated by Peter Coyote, is a six-part docuseries about the events leading up ...