Ken Burns

Kenneth Lauren Burns is an American director and documentary filmmaker whose landmark films include The Civil War, Baseball, Jazz and The War. In 1982, his film Brooklyn Bridge was nominated for an Academy Award, as was The Statue of Liberty in 1986. He has won three Emmy Awards. He currently lives in Walpole, New Hampshire with his wife and three daughters.

Ken Burns

The National Parks

by Ken Burns

Hardcover

From the legendary filmmaker—a gloriously illustrated history of our national parks system that explores its genesis, introduces the famous figures and unsung heroes who helped save the land from development and more.

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