Portrait of the surveyor, land baron, farmer, slave owner, general, and first President. George Washington rose to prominence on the shoulders of his dynamic half-brother Lawrence, married wisely, and was enormously popular with the soldiers of Virginia and politicians of his day.

Profile of the Revolutionary War hero that tells us more about the man who warned, "The Redcoats are coming!" Revere was a successful artisan, businessman, and early industrialist. Featured are interviews with Revere biographer Jayne E. Triber and historian Alan Rodgers.

Profile of the brilliant and versatile third President who wrote the Declaration of Independence. He was an accomplished diplomat, architect, naturalist, and linguist. Yet, when he died, he left debts of more than $100,000.

Revealing portrait of the Revolutionary War leader and self-educated Renaissance man, renowned as a scientist, inventor, writer, philosopher, statesman, and diplomat. Follows his life from youthful printer's apprentice to member of the Continental Congress and signer of the Declaration of Independence.

A documentary that offers a rare glimpse of Lincoln's personal life, including his "living hell" of a marriage and his abusive father.                 

Story of the brilliant American Revolutionary War general who turned traitor. Focuses on his military victories for the colonists, causes of his estrangement from the American side, and his decision to commit treason and defect to the British.

Profile of the powerful orator whose clarion call, "Give me liberty or give me death," helped launch the American Revolution. Fiery in politics yet prudent in his personal life, Patrick Henry represented the mass of new Americans, not the privileged few.