More About The American Revolution
On WKAR-TV in mid-Michigan
Sun Nov 16 through Fri Nov 21 8pm with encore at 10pm each night
The American Revolution is a six-part, twelve-hour series on America’s founding struggle. It presents the story of the men and women of the Revolutionary generation, their humanity in victory and defeat, and the crisis that they lived through. Co-directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt and written by Burns’s long-time collaborator Geoffrey Ward.
All episodes, plus many extras, available free online and in the PBS app, beginning Sunday evening, November 16, 2025.
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The war drags on and moves to new theaters: at sea, in Indian Country, and in the South.
Washington abandons New York City and flees across New Jersey, before attacking Trenton.
Philadelphia falls, but the American victory at Saratoga allows France to enter the war.
Washington takes command of the Continental Army. Congress declares American independence.
Political protest escalates into violence. War gives thirteen colonies a common cause.
Victory at Yorktown secures independence. Americans aspire for a more perfect union.
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