http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks Starts Sunday, Sept. 27-Oct. 2, 2009. Ken Burns reveals the history and splendor of, and public passion for, our national parks.This six-part series by Ken Burns & Dayton Duncan tells the story of a radical idea: that the most special places in the nation should be preserved for everyone. From Acadia to Yosemite, Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon, the Everglades to the Gates of the Arctic, the series explores the stories of the people who devoted themselves to saving some precious portion of the land they loved. Buy the DVD: http://www.shoppbs.org/entry.point?entry=3473255&source=PBSCS_YOUTUBE_NAPB600_KBNATPARKS:N:DGR:N:N:609:QPBS
Curated by: PBS (30 videos)
Yosemite's Buffalo Soldiers highlights the work of Yosemite ranger Shelton Johnson and his rediscovery of the story of the African American soldiers who patrolled the parks of the High Sierra at the turn of the last century. Shelton tells the story in the dramatis personae of a Buffalo Soldier himself, directly engaging visitors in a way that is immediate and often high impact. For more on Ken Burns's The National Parks, Americas Best Idea visit: http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks