PBS

Financing the American Revolution

The economic realities of the war start to settle in for both the Americans and the British. Securing resources for the American Revolution was top of mind for both sides. In the United States, ...
insider.si.edu

Causes and consequences of the American Revolution

Pt. 1: Introduction -- The significance and problems of the Revolution -- Historians and the Revolution -- A guide to the bibliography of the Revolution -- Pt. 2: causes -- The imperialist ...
American Enterprise Institute

The American Revolution Was a Really Big Deal

Today, July 4, marks the 249 th birthday of the United States of America. That puts America 365 days from the big 250, a pretty good run for something as temporary-sounding as the “American Experiment ...
PBS

Critical Acclaim for The American Revolution

Ken Burns’s obsession with this country can be felt in all 234 hours of his roughly 40 films—including his latest mega-doc, The American Revolution. At a moment when we are once again arguing about ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘The American Revolution’ Review: Ken Burns Tackles the War for Independence in Patriotic, Pragmatic and Familiar Form

PBS' six-part, 12-hour documentary lets Burns, Sarah Botstein and David P. Schmidt dive deep into all-too-relevant U.S. history. By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic In mentioning Ken Burns‘ ...
The New Yorker

What Was the American Revolution For?

This past June, at a No Kings rally outside a white clapboard church in a little brick town in the lower right-hand corner of Vermont, Green Mountaineers huddled together in raincoats under a ...