Dayton Duncan, writer and producer of The National Parks: America's Best Idea, is an award-winning author and documentary filmmaker. His nine other books include, with Ken Burns, Horatio’s Drive and Lewis & Clark. He has collaborated on all of Ken Burns’s films for twenty years as a writer, producer, and consultant. He lives in Walpole, New Hampshire.
Interviews
Bethanne Patrick talks with Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan about their upcoming book and film, The National Parks: America's Best Idea.
Blog Posts
Submitted by Bethanne on Sat, 09/19/2009 - 12:07pm Giveaway: "The National Parks: America's Best Idea" by Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan
Readers, please believe me: This is a stupendous giveaway. We've got ten copies of the brand-new "The National Parks: America's Best Idea" by Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan to give away. This beautiful book is the companion volume to the all-new PBS series produced by Burns (premiering Sunday, September 27), and it's simply a must-have book and a must-give volume for the holidays. You can win a chance to receive a copy (random selection, as always!) by answering the following question here in our comments by Friday, September 25:
Which national park is your favorite OR which national park have you always yearned to visit?
This giveaway has ended. Congratulations to the winners:
Laurie B.John W.Madonna H.Patsy R.Tina K.Henry E.Raeanne M.Franklin G.Greg A.
Submitted by Bethanne on Wed, 07/01/2009 - 6:54am A Conversation with Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns
I'm late in pushing this one live, so I'm going to be brief: Here is an interview with collaborators Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns about their new book The National Parks: America's Best Idea (September; Alfred A. Knopf). It's the first time we've had an authorial duo on The Book Studio, and I think it worked beautifully. Of course it helps that these two gentlemen are so well-informed and well-spoken.
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