Watch an extended preview of Death and the Civil War.
Executive Producer Mark Samels describes why no other TV series would tackle this subject.
Filmmaker Ric Burns discusses the intricacies of making Death and the Civil War.
Watch the opening scenes of Death and the Civil War
A clear-eyed look at the political and social changes wrought by the pervasiveness of death during the Civil War.
In the early 1600s, a group of religious radicals left for the New World.
The challenges the Pilgrims faced still resonate centuries later as we remember the origins of America.
Watch the opening scene of The Pilgrims.
The longtime governor of Plymouth Colony, William Bradford, wrote Of Plymouth Plantation.
The first Thanksgiving wasn't the same holiday we celebrate today.
Mayflower passenger John Howland almost didn't make it to the New World.
An Amish man discusses the allure of life outside the Amish community — and the pull to come home.
