
'No One Expects Country Farmers Are Going to Hold Off a Trained Army'
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Historian Stacey Schiff. The American Revolution premieres November 16.
Historian Stacey Schiff. The American Revolution premieres November 16.
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Corporate funding for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by The Better Angels Society and its members Jeannie and Jonathan Lavine with the...

'No One Expects Country Farmers Are Going to Hold Off a Trained Army'
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Historian Stacey Schiff. The American Revolution premieres November 16.
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(epic symphonic music) (muskets firing) - No one expects that a bunch of country farmers with muskets are going to hold off a trained army who have orders from an actual general in Boston.
There is a real disbelief that a bunch of ragtag colonists are going to manage to hold their own against trained soldiers.
'We Would Not Have Had a Country Without Him'
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Preview | 20s | Historian Annette Gordon-Reed. The American Revolution premieres November 16. (20s)
'We Are in the Very Midst of a Revolution'
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Preview | 30s | John Adams, read by Paul Giamatti. The American Revolution premieres November 16. (30s)
'The Extraordinary Thing About the Patriot Side'
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Preview | 30s | Historian Jane Kamensky. The American Revolution premieres November 16. (30s)
'The American Revolution Changed The World'
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Preview | 30s | Historian Stephen Conway. The American Revolution premieres November 16. (30s)
Saratoga: A Psychological Turning Point
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Clip | 33s | Historian Stephen Conway on the psychological impact of Saratoga on the British. (33s)
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Preview | 30s | Historian Christopher Brown. The American Revolution premieres November 16. (30s)
Official Trailer | The Revolution that Changed the World
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Preview | 2m 20s | THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a new six-part, 12-hour documentary from Ken Burns. (2m 20s)
'No One Expects Country Farmers Are Going to Hold Off a Trained Army'
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Preview | 30s | Historian Stacey Schiff. The American Revolution premieres November 16. (30s)
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Clip | 43s | A single shot echoes on Lexington Green, and the American Revolution begins. (43s)
Bunker Hill Aftermath, June 17, 1775
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Clip | 57s | On June 17, 1775, the British took the high ground, but at tremendous cost. (57s)
Inside Look | Voices of the Revolution
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Clip: Special | 10m 33s | Filmmakers discuss how they used stories of both well-known and lesser known figures. (10m 33s)
Inside Look | Sounds of the Revolution
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Clip: Special | 5m 13s | The filmmakers on how they tapped a broad range of influences to recreate the music of the era. (5m 13s)
Inside Look | People Just Like Us
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Clip: Special | 3m 37s | The filmmakers on how understanding the people of the Revolution can help us understand who we are. (3m 37s)
Inside Look | Our Origin Story
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Clip: Special | 6m 18s | Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt on the challenges of telling America's origin story. (6m 18s)
Inside Look | Making the Revolution
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Clip: Special | 6m 29s | The filmmakers discuss how they crafted imagery to help tell the story of the American Revolution. (6m 29s)
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Clip: Special | 3m 57s | The filmmakers discuss how the story of The American Revolution came together. (3m 57s)
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Corporate funding for THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION was provided by Bank of America. Major funding was provided by The Better Angels Society and its members Jeannie and Jonathan Lavine with the...