Partly inspired by a decade-old U.K. effort, “America: The Story of Us” is an odd construct. On the one hand, there’s a 12-hour history of the United States, which relies heavily on dramatic ...

But “America: The Story of Us” does not seem terribly concerned about scholarship. At its best, it is history as streamlined storytelling; at its worst, it’s all about packaging.

This Fourth of July, if you want to hear the story of America, I suggest turning off the TV and tuning out the shouting. Listen to Americans, especially the youngest of us, and you'll hear a very ...

THE first clue that “America: The Story of Us” isn’t your typical PBS-style documentary comes five minutes in. After actors re-create the early travails of the settlers at Jamestown and ...

According to Linda Holmes, a funny thing happened during America: The Story Of Us. Apparently, some of us didn't quite make it into the story.

America the Story of Us — TV Review A series like this, which purports to show the sweep of U.S. history from the days of the first European settlers, would have been so much easier to make a ...

The History channel’s 'America: The Story of Us' premiers its six-part series this Sunday.