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Burns mini-doc on Mount Rushmore

posted Wednesday, July 1, 2009 9:44am

See more on: National Parks, History, Ken Burns, Untold Stories, Watch Now

In the leadup to the September premiere of "The National Parks: America's Best Idea," we bring you five mini-documentaries by Ken Burns that celebrate the "untold stories" of our national parks. They will be rolled out both on-air and online. Here's one of five:

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"Mount Rushmore: Telling America's Stories" (9:33) focuses on the new interpretive program at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, spearheaded by Supt. Gerard Baker. In addition to telling the traditional stories of the carving of the mountain and of the four presidents memorialized there, the program highlights the stories and cultures of all Americans, including American Indians, imparting a more complex and complete understanding of the national parks and the legacies they protect.

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What's your point of view?

Bob Voelkel
Saturday, July 11, 2009 › 7:03pm
Makes me want to see this series!