Ken Burns Returns with The American Revolution

Ken Burns has directed and produced some incredible documentaries over the last fifty years. He is best known for his films about The Civil War, Jazz, Baseball, and The National Parks (available to stream via your local PBS station or via PBS Documentaries on Amazon). His work covers many topics, delving deeper into history, often through the lens of the American experience.

His most recent film, The American Revolution, has received critical acclaim. On the day it debuted, my Threads feed was pleasantly filled with many comments about the storytelling, the strength of the narrative, and, as with any Burns film, much buzz about who was doing the voice acting for which historical figure, and how the Emmy award-winning Peter Coyote voice continues to be among the best for narration.

Benjamin Franklin is featured very early in the series, among the first to propose a revolution in the colonies. I've written about Franklin's interest in keeping organized, and he was the subject of a recent edition of the Journaling Guide, which you can read and subscribe to here.

I’m watching the series slowly, as is my standard pace these days. There’s something special about what Burns does, a comfort and familiarity that comes from settling into one of his documentaries. I’m thankful he’s continuing to do it so well. You can watch The American Revolution via your local PBS station or via PBS Documentaries on Amazon.