Ken Burns - The National Parks: America’s Best Idea

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Start: Sep 8 2009 8:00 pm

Historic Lodo: Northern Trust and RMPBS join us in welcoming Ken Burns, the acclaimed filmmaker behind The Civil War, Baseball, and The War, as he signs his new book The National Parks: America’s Best Idea ($50.00 Random House), the companion volume to the upcoming twelve-hour PBS series. America’s national parks spring from an idea as radical as the Declaration of Independence: that the nation’s most magnificent and sacred places should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, but for everyone. In this evocative and lavishly illustrated narrative, Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan delve into the history of the park idea, and offer a glorious celebration of an essential expression of American democracy. This event is a booksigning only, Mr. Burns will not be making a presentation.
Visit The National Parks: America’s Best Idea PBS website
Request a signed copy: books@tatteredcover.com

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