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Episode Guide
Thomas Jefferson
Series: Ken Burns American Stories
Series Progress: Episode 10 of 1471% Completed
Synopsis
Burns' two-part 1997 biography of Thomas Jefferson concludes with a review of Jefferson's presidency and his life after politics, when he founded the University of Virginia and corresponded with long-time foe John Adams. Also considered: Jefferson's relationship with slave Sally Hemmings (she was his "substitute wife," says a descendant, though historians interviewed see it differently). Commentators include George Will, Gore Vidal, John Hope Franklin, Clay Jenkinson, Natalie Bober and Garry Wills. Ossie Davis narrates.
📊 Series Binge Profile
Total Content Density: 21 hours 30 minutes (14 episodes)
Intensity Rating: Moderate Burn - Story-dense episodes. Best spaced out over a week.
Binge Milestones
1 episode/day: 14 days
3 episodes/day: 5 days
5 episodes/day: 3 days
Episodes (14)
- S01E01 - The Statue of Liberty
- S01E10 - Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
- S01E11 - Thomas Hart Benton
- S01E12 - The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
- S01E13 - Huey Long
- S01E17 - The Congress
- S01E02 - Frank Lloyd Wright
- S01E03 - Frank Lloyd Wright
- S01E04 - Thomas Jefferson
- S01E05 - Thomas Jefferson Viewing
- S01E06 - Brooklyn Bridge
- S01E07 - Mark Twain
- S01E08 - Mark Twain
- S02E01 - Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery