Three experts discuss their behind-the-scenes experience as historical advisers to the new series.

The exhibit focuses on the people of the American Revolution, instead of the battles, and considers the choices faced by ...

In a thrilling hypothetical scenario, the American Revolution happens in the modern world. The United States, still under ...

Six months away from its 250th year, the United States of America is still in its infancy. It is an empire forever moving and shifting, trying to decide what it will be. Prolific documentarian Ken ...

Directed by Ken Burns with Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, “The American Revolution” takes away the trimmings of nostalgia ...

Burns requested photographs of a handful of the AAS' collection items to use in the documentary, including newspapers and a ...

It’s been 250 years since the American Revolution — and the country continues to evolve with highs and lows. Over the course of his career, Ken Burns has brought award-winning storytelling to the ...

The House in the Horseshoe still bears the scars of the Revolutionary War skirmish that happened on the grounds.

COLUMN. In a spectacular documentary, the filmmaker advocates for a nuanced and diverse understanding of the history of the ...

Paul Finebaum hates underdogs. America was built by underdogs. Therefore, Paul Finebaum hates the people that built America ...

The six-part, 12-hour series aims to bring depth and complexity to the founding of the United States by using 400 first-person accounts.