Ken Burns: American Lives (1997)

Name: Ken Burns: American Lives
Genre: Biography
Rating: 8.5

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

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Seasons

Season 1 (1997)

7.95 avg 13 episodes 7.5 → 8.3 84 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony	7.5	6
2	Not For Ourselves Alone: Part 2	7.4	5
3	Thomas Jefferson: Part 1	7.7	16
4	Thomas Jefferson: Part 2	7.4	13
5	Frank Lloyd Wright: Part 1	8.0	10
6	Frank Lloyd Wright: Part 2	8.0	8
7	Mark Twain: Part 1	8.2	24
8	Mark Twain: Part 2	7.8	15
9	Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip	7.4	11
10	Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson	8.5	10
11	Unforgivable Blackness: Part 2	8.6	9
12	Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery	8.6	20
13	Lewis & Clark: Part 2	8.3	11