Lectures tagged "national parks"


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Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America
Douglas Brinkley
February 15, 2010
01:25:00
Historian Douglas Brinkley discusses his new book, The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America with Kathleen Dalton, professor of history at Phillips Academy.
Ken Burns and Scout Tufankjian: Documenting History
Ken Burns
October 24, 2009
00:53:30
Documentarians work to answer the question, "Who are we?" Ken Burns, lauded as "the country's most famous documentarian" by The Los Angeles Times, shows clips and talks about his latest film and book, The National Parks: America's Best Idea.
National Parks: America's Best Idea
Ken Burns
September 10, 2009
00:50:31
Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan discuss their new six-part PBS documentary series The National Parks: America's Best Idea.
Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns: The National Parks
Dayton Duncan
June 30, 2009
00:13:35
Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan discuss their book and film, The National Parks: America's Best Idea, with Bethanne Patrick.
Ten Years of Progress: Boston Harbor Islands National Park
Bruce Jacobson
June 26, 2006
00:46:18
Bruce Jacobson and Tom Powers talk about their work on the Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area, a unit of the National Park System that includes 34 islands within the 50-square miles of Boston Harbor.