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The National Parks: America's Best Idea is the story of an idea as uniquely American as the Declaration of Independence and just as radical: that the most special places in the nation should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, but for everyone. As such, it follows in the tradition of Burns's exploration of other American inventions, such as baseball and jazz.
Major funding is provided by General Motors, Evelyn & Walter Haas,Jr. Fund, CPB; Bank of America; The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations; Park Foundation, Inc; PBS; National Park Foundation; The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts. Support programming like The National Parks through your local PBS station.
Mr. President Goes to Yellowstone
PBS Previews
The Work of the Civilian Conservation Corp
Grand Canyon, Floating the River
Park Ranger Shelton Johnson
The Creation of Yosemite National Park
A message from Ken Burns
Untold Stories: Yosemite's Buffalo Soldiers
Untold Stories: San Antonio Missions: Keeping History Alive
Untold Stories: Mount Rushmore: Telling America's Stories
Untold Stories: Manzanar: "Never Again"
Untold Stories: City Kids in National Parks
The National Parks: Breath of Bison
The National Parks: George Melendez Wright
The National Parks: Grand Tetons
The National Parks: Great Nature
The National Parks: Muir and Roosevelt
The National Parks: New Land
The National Parks: Ranger Baker
The National Parks: TR and Grand Canyon
