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Acclaimed Docuseries Illuminates America's Bloody Origin Story
16 Nov
Summary
- Comprehensive 12-hour PBS series on the American Revolution
- Diverse perspectives from loyalists, enslaved people, and Indigenous communities
- Vivid depictions of early battles and Washington's costly mistakes
In a comprehensive 12-hour docuseries, "The American Revolution," acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns and his co-directors, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, offer a sweeping and detailed account of the nation's formative years. The series, which premieres on PBS, spans three decades and two continents, delving into the events leading up to the war, including Benjamin Franklin's early call for colonial unity and the unfair taxation by the British government.
The series presents a multidimensional tapestry of the era, incorporating firsthand accounts from loyalists, enslaved people, Indigenous communities, and patriot fighters across the 13 colonies. Through animated maps, portraits, and commentary from distinguished orators and historians, the filmmakers create a vivid depiction of the horrors of the war, including the Battle of Trenton and the challenges faced by George Washington's Continental Army, such as lack of pay, food, and proper clothing.
By portraying the war from a global perspective, "The American Revolution" offers a rounded picture of the country's foundation, highlighting the cracks in the ongoing union and suggesting how the nation might overcome its fallacies to truly become the place of liberty it was intended to be.
