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PRINTKen Burns, The National Parks, and the Farmers’ Almanac
Filmmaker Ken Burns on location for The National Parks: America's Best Idea.
As we were putting together the 2010 Farmers’ Almanac this past spring, we had the opportunity to sit down with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, whose latest project, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, debuts on PBS later this month (September 27th to be exact). Today, we’re sharing the “unabridged” transcript of our interview on FarmersAlmanac.com.
For three decades, Burns has been exploring the people, places, and events that comprise the fabric of America. Whether a bridge over the East River in New York, a five-year war between the states, or the transformative writer of the 19th Century, the driving force at the heart of all of his films has been what he describes as a “deceptively simple” question: Who are we as a people?
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Love this story … can’t wait to see the show