PBS PREVIEWS: NATIONAL PARKS | Extended Preview | PBS
Duration: 26:49
Program:
National Parks: America's Best Idea
Broadcast Date: Sep. 27, 2009
PBS brings you a preview of the newest Ken Burns documentary series, THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA'S BEST IDEA. The 12-hour, six-part documentary series, directed by Burns and co-produced with his longtime colleague, Dayton Duncan, who also wrote the script, is the story of an idea as uniquely American as the Declaration of Independence and just as radical: that the most special places in the nation should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, but for everyone.
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THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA'S BEST IDEA | Robert Sterling ...
Writer, journalist and wilderness activist Robert Sterling Yard once described the national parks as a place where all are ... 01:31
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"The National Parks" Concert/Celebration ...
Actor and narrator Adam Arkin talks about his collaborations with filmmaker Ken Burns, and a recent trip to a national park ... 01:55
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Park Ranger Shelton Johnson talks about his love for Yellowstone National Park in an interview before a concert in New York's ... 01:59
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Counting Crows singer Adam Duritz talks about Ken Burns and his favorite documentaries. 01:15
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Gerard Baker, superintendent of Mount Rushmore, talks about his life in the parks, and his heritage. 01:22
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Singer Alison Krauss describes an important and scarring memory of a bird and a national park. 01:48
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Singer Jose Feliciano recounts some of his favorite park-related memories, shortly before performing in a concert in New ... 01:09
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Folk singer Peter Yarrow talks about why he feels strongly about participating in a concert in New York's Central Park in ... 01:25
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Songwriter Gavin DeGraw talks about his love for National Parks on the eve of a concert in New York's Central Park in Sept. ... 01:23
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THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA'S BEST IDEA | Grand Teton ...
For writer Terry Tempest Williams and her family, Grand Teton is the park that has a special place in their hearts. 01:48
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THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA'S BEST IDEA | Hawaii's ...
Ken Burns's newest film, THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA'S BEST IDEA, premiering Sunday-Friday, September 27-October 2, 2009, ... 02:03
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THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA'S BEST IDEA | Mark Twain ...
A description by Mark Twain of the magnificence of seeing a volcano's fire trails of lava against a black abyss. 01:34
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THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA'S BEST IDEA | Rocky Mountain ...
Carl Pope, executive director of the Sierra Club, talks about a time when he was hiking in the pine forests of Rocky Mountain ... 00:53
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THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA'S BEST IDEA | Grand Canyon/Kirk...
For writer Ruth Kirk, one of the best ways to truly experience the Grand Canyon is to float down the Colorado River and ... 01:36
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THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA'S BEST IDEA | Enchanted ...
For journalist Juanita Greene, Everglades National Park is a magical place. 02:19
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