Summary
The companion volume to the twelve-hour PBS series from the acclaimed filmmaker behind The Civil War, Baseball, and The War. 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 r... Full description
Summary: |
The companion volume to the twelve-hour PBS series from the acclaimed filmmaker behind The Civil War, Baseball, and The War. 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. |
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Item Description: |
Downloadable audio file. Title from: Title details screen. Unabridged. Duration: 15:28:09. |
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15:28:09 |
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Requires OverDrive Media Console (WMA file size: 222307 KB; MP3 file size: 435726 KB). Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
ISBN: |
9781415965566 1415965560 9781415966273 1415966273 |
Author Notes: |
After graduating from college, Burns began Florentine Films with a few of his friends, and began creating his first documentary, entitled "The Brooklyn Bridge." This film won an Academy Award in 1982. His most famous work is his "Civil War" series, which has won many various awards. Burns was the first film maker to be inducted into the Society of American Historians, an unprecedented honor. (Bowker Author Biography) |