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
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http://www.pbs.org/nationalparks Buy the DVD: http://www.shoppbs.org/entry.point?entry=3473255&source=PBSCS_YOUTUBE_NAPB600_KBNATPARKS:N:DGR:N:N:609:QPBS PBS brings you a preview of the newest Ken Burns documentary series, THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICAS 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. Coming in September, Only on PBS. Premieres Sunday, September 27th, 2009 (check local listings) Buy the DVD: http://www.shoppbs.org/entry.point?entry=3473255&source=PBSCS_YOUTUBE_NAPB600_KBNATPARKS:N:DGR:N:N:609:QPBS