• 1997
Ken Burns: American Lives

Summary Ken Burns' American Lives is a collection of outstanding biographies and stories of some of America's most celebrated pioneers and historical figures. The collection includes biographies of Thomas Jefferson, Frank Lloyd Wright, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, Mark Twain, Horatio Nelson Jackson, Lewis and Clark, and boxer Jack Johnson. View more details

  • 1997

Ken Burns: American Lives

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Genres : Biography

Release date : Jan 31, 1997

Summary Ken Burns' American Lives is a collection of outstanding biographies and stories of some of America's most celebrated pioneers and historical figures. The collection includes biographies of Thomas Jefferson, Frank Lloyd Wright, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, Mark Twain, Horatio Nelson Jackson, Lewis and Clark, and boxer Jack Johnson. View more details

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Genres : Biography

Release date : Jan 31, 1997

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Episode 1 • Nov 06, 1999
Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony were born into a world ruled entirely by men. By the time their lives were over, they had changed for the better the lives of women everywhere.
Episode 2 • Nov 06, 1999
Not For Ourselves Alone: Part 2
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony were born into a world ruled entirely by men. By the time their lives were over, they had changed for the better the lives of women everywhere.
Episode 3 • Feb 17, 1997
Thomas Jefferson: Part 1
Revered as the author of the Declaration of Independence, the most sacred document in American history, yet condemned as a lifelong owner of slaves, Thomas Jefferson remains the enigma that is America.
Episode 4 • Feb 17, 1997
Thomas Jefferson: Part 2
Revered as the author of the Declaration of Independence, the most sacred document in American history, yet condemned as a lifelong owner of slaves, Thomas Jefferson remains the enigma that is America.
Episode 5 • Nov 09, 1998
Frank Lloyd Wright: Part 1
He was a master builder, a rebel and a worshiper of nature. Frank Lloyd Wright left behind a legacy of beautiful homes and buildings, and changed America's approach to architecture forever.
Episode 6 • Nov 09, 1998
Frank Lloyd Wright: Part 2
He was a master builder, a rebel and a worshiper of nature. Frank Lloyd Wright left behind a legacy of beautiful homes and buildings, and changed America's approach to architecture forever.
Episode 7 • Jan 13, 2002
Mark Twain: Part 1
Samuel Clemens rose from a hardscrabble boyhood in the backwoods of Missouri to become, as Mark Twain, America's best known and best loved author.
Episode 8 • Jan 13, 2002
Mark Twain: Part 2
Samuel Clemens rose from a hardscrabble boyhood in the backwoods of Missouri to become, as Mark Twain, America's best known and best loved author.
Episode 9 • Oct 05, 2003
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
In the spring of 1903, on a whim and a fifty-dollar bet, Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson set off from San Francisco in a 20-horsepower Winton touring car hoping to become the first person to cross the United States in the new-fangled "horseless carriage."
Episode 10 • Jan 16, 2005
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Unforgivable Blackness tells the story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American boxer to win the most coveted title in all of sports, and his struggle to live his life as a free man.
Episode 11 • Jan 16, 2005
Unforgivable Blackness: Part 2
Unforgivable Blackness tells the story of Jack Johnson, the first African-American boxer to win the most coveted title in all of sports, and his struggle to live his life as a free man.
Episode 12 • Nov 03, 1997
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
The most notable expedition in U.S. history was led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, with soldiers, an African-American slave, a female guide, and Canadian boatmen.
Episode 13 • Nov 03, 1997
Lewis & Clark: Part 2
The most notable expedition in U.S. history was led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, with soldiers, an African-American slave, a female guide, and Canadian boatmen.
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