Dayton Duncan- author of National Parks, Dec 20 at 2pm
12/20/2009 2:00 pm
12/20/2009 3:00 pm
Etc/GMT-5
Dayton Duncan is an award-winning writer and documentary filmmaker (Photo by Dan White). He will be talking about his newest project, The National Parks: America's Best Idea and will be autographing books. He is the author of ten books. Out West: A Journey Through Lewis & Clark's America chronicles his retracing of the Lewis and Clark trail; it was a Book-of-the-Month Club alternate selection and finalist for the Western Writers of America's Spur Award. Grass Roots: One Year in the Life of the New Hampshire Presidential Primary is a unique look at presidential politics through the experiences of grass roots volunteers. Miles From Nowhere: In Search of the American Frontier examines the current conditions, history, and people of the most sparsely settled counties in the United States. Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, published in November 1997; Mark Twain, published in November 2001; and Horatio's Drive, 2003, and The National Parks: America’s Best Idea are companion books to documentary films he wrote and produced. Scenes of Visionary Enchantment: Reflections on Lewis & Clark, is a collection of essays released in conjunction with the Lewis and Clark bicentennial. Two books for young readers were published in the fall of 1996: People of the West, named a Notable Children's Trade Book for 1996 by the National Council of Social Studies and the Children's Book Council, and The West: An Illustrated History for Children, which was selected by The New Yorker magazine for its "short list" of the 16 best children's books of 1996 and won a Western Heritage award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. Articles of his have appeared in The New York Times, The Boston Globe, American Heritage magazine, The Old Farmer's Almanac, and many other publications. Duncan has also been involved for many years with the work of documentary filmmaker Ken Burns. He was a consultant on Burns's award-winning series for public television, The Civil War, Baseball and Jazz. For a 12-hour series about the history of the American West, broadcast in 1996, Duncan was the co-writer and consulting producer. It won the Erik Barnouw Award from the Organization of American Historians.
