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Ken Burns | The National Parks

The National Parks: American's Best Idea

by Anna Fialho

View this sneak preview of Ken Burns's The National Parks: American's Best Idea, out this September. Then, tune in to our September 1 issue to read an up-close-and-personal interview with the famous documentary filmmaker, Ken Burns.



It’s 84 million acres of the world’s most stunning property and every inch belongs to you. Welcome home. This fall see our national parks as few ever have. Meet the people who fought to preserve them. And discover how, as Americans, were not only connected to this land, were connected by it. Watch The National Parks, a film by Ken Burns. Only on PBS.



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