Ken Burns American Stories

  • Premiered: Sep 2002
  • Episodes: 12
  • Followers: 2
  • Ended
  • PBS
  • Unknown
  • Documentary

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Season 1
1x1
The Statue of Liberty
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Air date
Sep 30, 2002
For more than 100 years, the Statue of Liberty has been a symbol of hope and refuge for generations of immigrants. In this lyrical, compelling and provocative portrait of the statue, Ken .. show full overview
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Frank Lloyd Wright (Part 1)
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Oct 07, 2002
He was a master builder, a rebel and a worshipper of nature. Explore the legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright, divided here into 10 periods spanning his life of 91 years.
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Frank Lloyd Wright (Part 2)
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Air date
Oct 14, 2002
He was a master builder, a rebel and a worshipper of nature. Explore the legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright, divided here into 10 periods spanning his life of 91 years.
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Brooklyn Bridge
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Air date
Oct 21, 2002
The “Great East River Bridge” was the largest bridge of its era, a technical achievement of unparalleled scope, marked by enormous construction problems, equally ingenious solutions and .. show full overview
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Thomas Jefferson (Part 1)
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Oct 28, 2002
Returning from France, Jefferson strives to preserve the fragile new U.S. government and helps create the first political party, in bitter struggles with the Federalists. He becomes vice .. show full overview
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Thomas Jefferson (Part 2)
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Nov 04, 2002
Returning from France, Jefferson strives to preserve the fragile new U.S. government and helps create the first political party, in bitter struggles with the Federalists. He becomes vice .. show full overview
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Mark Twain (Part 1)
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Nov 18, 2002
Considered the funniest man of his time, Mark Twain was a critic of human nature who used his humor to attack hypocrisy, greed, and racism. As America's best-loved author, he created .. show full overview
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Mark Twain (Part 2)
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Nov 25, 2002
Considered the funniest man of his time, Mark Twain was a critic of human nature who used his humor to attack hypocrisy, greed, and racism. As America's best-loved author, he created .. show full overview
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Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
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Air date
Dec 09, 2002
For 50 years radio dominated the airwaves and the American consciousness as the first “mass medium.” In Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio, Ken Burns examines the lives of three .. show full overview
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Thomas Hart Benton
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Dec 16, 2002
His paintings were burly. Energetic. And as uncompromising as the midwestern landscapes and laborers they celebrated. "Thomas Hart Benton" depicts a self-reliant America emerging from .. show full overview
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The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
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Dec 23, 2002
They called themselves the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, but because of their ecstatic dancing, the world called them Shakers. Though they were celibate, they .. show full overview
1x13 Show finale
Huey Long
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Dec 30, 2002
He was a populist hero and a corrupt demagogue, hailed as a champion of the poor and reviled as a dictator. Louisiana’s Huey Long built his remarkable career as Governor and U.S. Senator .. show full overview

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