The National Parks

November 27, 2009 12:00 PM

Manhattan - Columbus Circle - Borders
10 Columbus Circle
New York, NY 10019

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. In this evocative and lavishly illustrated narrative, Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan delve into the history of the park idea, from the valley that would become Yosemite through the most recent additions that now encompasses 84 million acres. The National Parks is a glorious celebration of an essential expression of American democracy.