As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns hopes Americans take a moment to reflect on the brave leap of uncertainty made by the country’s founders.
Speaking at Palm Beach’s Society of the Four Arts, Burns told the hundreds in attendance that people often take for granted the creation of the country, without recognizing the hard-fought battles and unpredictable circumstances the original 13 colonies faced.
That period is the central topic of Burns’ latest work, “The American Revolution,” a six-part documentary series that traces the origins and events of the U.S. war for independence from the United Kingdom. The series was broadcast in November on PBS…