Ken Burns new doc series for PBS

July 15th, 2008 | Category: Documentary

America’s preeminent documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, the guy that made the Civil War must-see viewing, is tough at work on a new project. PBS will broadcast Ken Burns’ The National Parks: America’s Best Idea in Fall 2009. In 12-hours, divided by six episodes, Burns will explore the places like Yellowstone, the Smoky Mountains, Yosemite, Mount Rushmore, et al, as well as the society

who were instrumental in the creation of these landmarks.

Like who? Start with Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir. In the Ken Burns style, you can be certain to memorize things about the parks that you never knew, stuff that were not in the tour books from the AAA.

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Original post by Allison Waldman

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