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Ken Burns: American Lives (1997)

Biography

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.

IMDb rating
8.5 (45 votes)
Seasons
1
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (1997)

7.95 avg 13 episodes 7.5 → 8.3 84 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 6 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 5 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 16 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 13 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 10 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 8 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 24 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 15 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 11 votesEp 10: 8.5 · 10 votesEp 11: 8.6 · 9 votesEp 12: 8.6 · 20 votesEp 13: 8.3 · 11 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony7.56
2Not For Ourselves Alone: Part 27.45
3Thomas Jefferson: Part 17.716
4Thomas Jefferson: Part 27.413
5Frank Lloyd Wright: Part 18.010
6Frank Lloyd Wright: Part 28.08
7Mark Twain: Part 18.224
8Mark Twain: Part 27.815
9Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip7.411
10Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson8.510
11Unforgivable Blackness: Part 28.69
12Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery8.620
13Lewis & Clark: Part 28.311