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Episode Guide
Mark Twain
Series: Ken Burns American Stories
Series Progress: Episode 12 of 1486% Completed
Synopsis
Part 1 of Burns' two-part 2001 biography of Mark Twain (1835-1910). He "used the way we talk and turned it into literature," says Hal Holbrook, who has portrayed Twain in one-man shows. Burns supplements comments by Holbrook and 12 other interviewees with Twain readings (by Kevin Conway). Part 1 covers Samuel Clemens' early life on the Mississippi and concludes with the publication of "Huckleberry Finn." It "put a face on black folks," says Dick Gregory. Russell Banks calls it "our Homeric epic." Keith David narrates.
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📊 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
- S01E06 - Brooklyn Bridge
- S01E07 - Mark Twain Viewing
- S01E08 - Mark Twain
- S02E01 - Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery