JOHN DICKERSON: So Ken, let's imagine it's July 3, 1776, what is happening in America? KEN BURNS: Well, this house is empty. What's happening in America is that in Philadelphia, the Second Continental ...

The story of the American Revolution isn’t just one of political revolution or tax avoidance. It’s also one of distance, of the challenges of getting on foot or horseback across the 13 colonies, and ...

The following is the transcript of an interview with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John Dickerson that will air on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on July 6, ...