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Twelve Hours Of National Parks History On TV Coming At You This Month
We’ve been waiting on Ken Burns' latest project for more than a year now, and it’s finally time to make the popcorn and turn on the television. The National Parks: America’s Best Idea is slated to air later this month on your local PBS station. The film took nearly a decade to create, and we’re ready to witness some breathtaking imagery as well as learn a little something. We might actually want to take a few notes so we don’t miss anything good—it could come in handy for trivia night at the local bar.
The documentary begins with the birth of the national park and traces its evolution over the years through modern times. Burns uses first person accounts, old photographs, and over 40 interviews to illustrate where the country’s greatest treasure has been and where it plans to head in the future. There are plenty of contemporary anecdotes juxtaposed with the historical accounts throughout the film, so it won’t be just a lecture on what has been.
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National Parks Travel: Ken Burns' Summer Vacation
Famed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has been spending his summer vacation in and around the national parks of the United States and is set to unveil his work next fall. Even if you're more of a person who wants to experience the parks directly, the film will definitely inspire you to plot your own journey through the parks.
The LA Times caught up with Burns in Glacier National Park in Montana, as he, his family and crew finish off filming of "The National Parks: America's Best Idea," while enjoying their own summer vacation.
In this latest work, Ken Burns aims to reveal the thrill of the outdoors and to illustrate how the National Park Service and its facilities have been so instrumental in the development of the American character. He notes that the parks were set aside for everyone--not just the very rich or privileged--something that's still true today. If the film is anything like his previous works, 2009 can't come soon enough.
Related Stories:
· Ken Burns on Vacation/Location at Glacier National Park [LAT]
· Movie Travel coverage [Jaunted]
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