Ken Burns: American Lives
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.
- 1997-2005
- 1 season
- Documentary
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.
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 1997 - 2005
Episode 1
Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony
Sun, Nov 7, 1999 94 mins
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
Not For Ourselves Alone: Part 2
Sun, Nov 7, 1999 90 mins
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
Thomas Jefferson: Part 1
Tue, Feb 18, 1997 86 mins
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
Thomas Jefferson: Part 2
Tue, Feb 18, 1997 89 mins
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
Frank Lloyd Wright: Part 1
Tue, Nov 10, 1998 82 mins
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
Frank Lloyd Wright: Part 2
Tue, Nov 10, 1998 73 mins
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
Mark Twain: Part 1
Mon, Jan 14, 2002 110 mins
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
Mark Twain: Part 2
Mon, Jan 14, 2002 103 mins
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
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip
Mon, Oct 6, 2003 34 mins
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
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Mon, Jan 17, 2005 23 mins
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
Unforgivable Blackness: Part 2
Mon, Jan 17, 2005 102 mins
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
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Tue, Nov 4, 1997 105 mins
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
Lewis & Clark: Part 2
Tue, Nov 4, 1997 104 mins
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.