This revealing portrait of the Big Apple--with reflections by artists, writers, architects, politicians, directors, and historians--will deepen students' understanding of immigration and citizenship, the distribution of wealth, the 9/11 recovery efforts, and the meaning of being an American. No other American city embodies the successes and shortcomings of our great democratic experiment quite like New York. Ric Burns' Emmy Award-winning series traces the city's 400-year history, including the events leading up to and following September 11, 2001.

Downloadable Teacher's Guides are available online covering key themes including governance, public health and other reforms, culture and public policy, immigration and race, and economic life. Students can use what they learn about New York as a starting point for finding out more about their own community.

1050 minutes on 8 Discs.