"The American Revolution," the latest work from filmmaker Ken Burns, begins this Sunday on PBS. The six-part, 12-hour history ...

From the Revolution to the modern era, the history of the United States is told in just 45 seconds. A fast-paced journey through key events that shaped the nation.

Told over six installments, "The American Revolution" is an expansive look at the virtues and contradictions of the war and ...

Introduction : racism and the making of a Pacific nation -- Before the storm : race for commercial empire, 1846-1876 -- First downpour : Chinese immigrants and gilded age politics, 1876-1882 -- Eye of ...

Readers respond to an article about how the teaching of U.S. history is changing. Also: Democratic pragmatism; emergency care ...

The directors and writer of the six-part docuseries say the revolution is 'wrapped in a lot of mythology and nostalgia,' ...

In Ken Burns’s newest documentary, the war for independence was also a civil war. Amid a bitter fight over history, its ...

Pulitzer-winning historian Geoffrey C. Ward talks with Dalton Delan about his new book and Ken Burns’ PBS series “The ...

In his new documentary series “The American Revolution,” the prolific filmmaker depicts a nation created by violence. Still, ...

The 1851 painting by Emanuel Leutze titled “Washington Crossing the Delaware.” Ken Burns is back with “The American ...

The acclaimed filmmaker’s PBS documentary is a captivating look at the fear, risk and courage that forged a country ...

Ken Burns, with co-directors Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, gives us an in-depth look at the war for independence that ...