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2009-09-26T17:10:28-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZWE0XC8yODkxMjUtMTYtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan talked about national parks. They are the authors of the book The National Parks: America’s Best Idea (Knopf; (September 8, 2009). The book is a companion to their documentary film which would premier on PBS the next day. They responded to telephone calls from viewers who had just seen their book talk in the History and Biography Pavilion of the 9th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall. The program opened with scenes of the authors making their way to the interview tent.
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Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan talked about national parks. They are the authors of the book The National Parks: America’s Best Idea (Knopf; (S…
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Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan talked about national parks. They are the authors of the book The National Parks: America’s Best Idea (Knopf; (September 8, 2009). The book is a companion to their documentary film which would premier on PBS the next day. They responded to telephone calls from viewers who had just seen their book talk in the History and Biography Pavilion of the 9th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall. The program opened with scenes of the authors making their way to the interview tent.
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Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan talked about national parks. They are the authors of the book The National Parks: America’s Best Idea (Knopf; (S… read more
Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan talked about national parks. They are the authors of the book The National Parks: America’s Best Idea (Knopf; (September 8, 2009). The book is a companion to their documentary film which would premier on PBS the next day. They responded to telephone calls from viewers who had just seen their book talk in the History and Biography Pavilion of the 9th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall. The program opened with scenes of the authors making their way to the interview tent.
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