The American Revolution [videorecording] / directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt; a production of Florentine Films and WETA Washington, D.C.
The American Revolution was at once a war for independence, a war of conquest, a civil war, and a world war, fought by neighbors on American farms and between global powers an ocean or more away. It impacted millions from Vermont's Green Mountains to the swamps of South Carolina, from Indian Country to the Iberian Peninsula. In defeating the British Empire and giving birth to a new nation, the American Revolution turned the world upside-down. Thirteen colonies on the Atlantic Coast united in rebellion, won their independence, and established a republic that still endures.The American Revolution, our six-part, twelve-hour series on America's founding struggle, will present the story of the men and women of the Revolutionary generation, their humanity in victory and defeat, and the crisis that they lived through. By weaving together accounts of American political leaders and their British counterparts with the perspectives of the so-called ordinary people who waged and witnessed war, The American Revolution will be an expansive, evenhanded look at the virtues and the contradictions in the fight for independence and the birth of the United States.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781531717261
- Physical Description: 6 videodiscs (about 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: [United States] : PBS, 2025.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "A story 250 years in the making"--container.
- Creation/Production Credits Note:
- Directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt; Written by Geoffrey C. Ward; Original music produced by Johnny Gandelsman; Additional original music composed by David Cieri.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Narrated by Peter Coyote. Voices: Adam Arkin, Tony Beck, Léon Dische Becker, Jeremiah Bitsui, Corbin Bleu, Kenneth Branagh, Josh Brolin, Bill Camp, Tantoo Cardinal, Josh Charles, Martin Czembor, Hugh Dancy, Claire Danes, Jeff Daniels, Keith David, Hope Davis, Marcus Davis-Orrom, Bruce Davison, Alden Ehrenreich, Craig Ferguson, Morgan Freeman, Christian Friedel, Paul Giamatti, Domhnall Gleeson, Amanda Gorman, Michael Greyeyes, Jonathan Groff, Charlotte Hacke, Tom Hanks, Ethan Hawke, Maya Hawke, Lucas Hedges, Josh Hutcherson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Samuel L. Jackson, Gene Jones, Michael Keaton, Joe Keery, Joel Kinnaman, Tracy Letts, Damian Lewis, Laura Linney, Josh Lucas, Michael Mando, Carolyn McCormick, Reece McCullagh, Lindsay Mendez, Tobias Menzies, Olivier Mercier, Joe Morton, Edward Norton, David Oyelowo, Mandy Patinkin, Wendell Pierce, Jon Proudstar, Matthew Rhys, Liev Schreiber, Chaske Spencer, Dan Stevens, Meryl Streep, Yul Vazquez.
- System Details Note:
- DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation, English 5.1 Surround, Spanish 2.0 Stereo
- Language Note:
- English and Spanish audio. English, Described video, English and Spanish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Part | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | DVD 973.3 AME (Text) | 37810435634042 | Adult Video | Available | - | |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | DVD 973.3 A (Text) | 39493110189331 | Adult Video | Available | - | |
| Columbus Library | DVD 973.3 AME (Text) | 31250200096215 | Adult Video Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/12/2026 | |
| Green River Branch | 973.3 A / Documentary (Text) | 33258035514250 | Adult Video | Available | - | |
| Henderson Main Branch | 973.3 A / Documentary (Text) | 33258035514249 | Adult Video | Checked out | 08/17/2026 | |
| High Point Library | DVD DOCU. 3-DISCS 973.3 AME pt.1of2 (Text) | Disc 1-3 | 30519020481076 | Adult Video Nonfiction | Available | - |
| High Point Library | DVD DOCU. 3-DISCS 973.3 AME pt.2of2 (Text) | Disc 4-6 | 30519020481084 | Adult Video Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Kill Devil Hills Library | DVD 973.3 AME 6 DVDs (Text) | 39488501412631 | Adult Video | Available | - | |
| Lee County Main Library | DVD SERIES AMERICAN #1250(A-F) (Text) | 33262003292903 | Adult Video | Checked out | 08/10/2026 | |
| Marianna Black Library | DVD 973.3 A (Text) | 39493108838436 | Adult Video Nonfiction | Available | - |
