American Lives is a collection of six biographies on American leaders and innovators such as Thomas Jefferson, Frank Lloyd Wright, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, Mark Twain, Horatio Nelson Jackson, and boxer Jack Johnson.
EPISODE 101
Episode 1
Journey with Ken Burns as he surveys Sam Clemens' early days along the Mississippi River. Clemens begins to evolve into Mark Twain, the humorist and writer who would revolutionize the way Americans viewed themselves and their language.
EPISODE 102
Episode 2
The conclusion of the story of America's best-loved and best-known author, Mark Twain.
