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Dayton Duncan, writer and producer of The National Parks, 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.



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The National Parks
The National Parks
Written by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307268969
Our Price: $50.00
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The National Parks
America's Best Idea
Written by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns

Format: Hardcover, 432 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $50.00

The companion volume to the twelve-hour PBS series from the acclaimed filmmaker behind The Civil War, Baseball, and The War

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, not for royalty or the rich, but... Read more >
The National Parks
The National Parks
Written by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns, Read by Ken Burns
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
ISBN: 9780739366325
Our Price: $30.00
 Quantity: 1 
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The National Parks
America's Best Idea
Written by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns
Read by Ken Burns


Format: Abridged Compact Disc
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $30.00

The companion volume to the twelve-hour PBS series from the acclaimed filmmaker behind The Civil War, Baseball, and The War

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, not for royalty or the rich, but... Read more >
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Written by Geoffrey C. Ward, Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns, Read by Bill Meisle
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
ISBN: 9780375420481
Our Price: $34.95
 Quantity: 1 
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Mark Twain

Written by Geoffrey C. Ward, Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns
Read by Bill Meisle


Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: November 13, 2001
Price: $34.95

Read by
5 CDs/6 hours

A companion audiobook to the 4-hour PBS television series.

From the authors of Jazz, Baseball, and The Civil War: a biography of one of the central figures of our literature—the American titan who gave us Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer, and Life on the Mississippi.

Using material from Twain's works... Read more >
Also available as an abridged audiobook download and a hardcover.
Lewis & Clark
Lewis & Clark
Written by Dayton Duncan
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780375706523
Our Price: $29.95
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Lewis & Clark
The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Written by Dayton Duncan

Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: August 31, 1999
Price: $29.95

The companion volume to Ken Burns's PBS documentary film, with more than 150 illustrations, most in full color.

In the spring of 1804, at the behest of President Thomas Jefferson, a party of explorers called the Corps of Discovery crossed the Mississippi River and started up the Missouri, heading west into the... Read more >
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Written by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780375405617
Our Price: $40.00
 Quantity: 1 
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Mark Twain

Written by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan

Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: November 13, 2001
Price: $40.00

Ernest Hemingway called Huckleberry Finn “the best book we’ve ever had. There was nothing before. There’s been nothing as good since.” Critical opinion of this book hasn’t dimmed since Hemingway uttered these words; as author Russell Banks says in these pages, Twain “makes possible an American literature which would otherwise not... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audio CD and an abridged audiobook download.
Horatio's Drive
Horatio's Drive
Written by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780375415364
Our Price: $24.95
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Horatio's Drive
America's First Road Trip
Written by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns

Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: July 8, 2003
Price: $24.95

The companion volume to the PBS documentary film about the first—and perhaps most astonishing—automobile trip across the United States.

In 1903 there were only 150 miles of paved roads in the entire nation and most people had never seen a “horseless buggy”—but that did not stop Horatio Nelson Jackson, a thirty-one-year-old Vermont... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audio CD and an unabridged audiobook download.
Lewis & Clark
Lewis & Clark
Written by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780679454502
Our Price: $45.00
 Quantity: 1 
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Lewis & Clark
The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Written by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns

Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: September 30, 1997
Price: $45.00

The companion volume to Ken Burns's PBS documentary film, with more than 150 illustrations, most in full color.

In the spring of 1804, at the behest of President oThomas Jefferson, a party of explorers called the Corps of oDiscovery crossed the Mississippi River and started up the Missouri, heading west into the... Read more >
Lewis & Clark
Lewis & Clark
Written by Dayton Duncan, Read by Ken Burns
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
ISBN: 9780739312513
Our Price: $25.00
 Quantity: 1 
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Lewis & Clark
The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Written by Dayton Duncan
Read by Ken Burns


Format: Abridged Compact Disc
On Sale: May 4, 2004
Price: $25.00

The companion volume to Ken Burns's PBS documentary film, with more than 150 illustrations, most in full color.

In the spring of 1804, at the behest of President Thomas Jefferson, a party of explorers called the Corps of Discovery crossed the Mississippi River and started up the Missouri, heading west into the... Read more >
Horatio's Drive
Horatio's Drive
Written by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns, Read by Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns and Tom Hanks
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
ISBN: 9780739306352
Our Price: $24.95
 Quantity: 1 
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Horatio's Drive
America's First Road Trip
Written by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns
Read by Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns and Tom Hanks


Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: July 1, 2003
Price: $24.95

The companion volume to the PBS documentary film about the first—and perhaps most astonishing—automobile trip across the United States.

In 1903 there were only 150 miles of paved roads in the entire nation and most people had never seen a “horseless buggy”—but that did not stop Horatio Nelson Jackson, a thirty-one-year-old Vermont... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audiobook download and a hardcover.
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Written by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9780375420498
Our Price: $14.95

For more information about downloading this audiobook
visit our Audiobook Download FAQ page.

Mark Twain

Written by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan

Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: November 13, 2001
Price: $14.95

Ernest Hemingway called Huckleberry Finn “the best book we’ve ever had. There was nothing before. There’s been nothing as good since.” Critical opinion of this book hasn’t dimmed since Hemingway uttered these words; as author Russell Banks says in these pages, Twain “makes possible an American literature which would otherwise not... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audio CD and a hardcover.
Horatio's Drive
Horatio's Drive
Written by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns, Read by Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns and Tom Hanks
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9780739306369
Our Price: $8.95

For more information about downloading this audiobook
visit our Audiobook Download FAQ page.

Horatio's Drive
America's First Road Trip
Written by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns
Read by Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns and Tom Hanks


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: July 1, 2003
Price: $8.95

The companion volume to the PBS documentary film about the first—and perhaps most astonishing—automobile trip across the United States.

In 1903 there were only 150 miles of paved roads in the entire nation and most people had never seen a “horseless buggy”—but that did not stop Horatio Nelson Jackson, a thirty-one-year-old Vermont... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audio CD and a hardcover.
The National Parks
The National Parks
Written by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns, Read by Ken Burns
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9780739366332
Our Price: $15.00

For more information about downloading this audiobook
visit our Audiobook Download FAQ page.

The National Parks
America's Best Idea
Written by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns
Read by Ken Burns


Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $15.00

The companion volume to the twelve-hour PBS series from the acclaimed filmmaker behind The Civil War, Baseball, and The War

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, not for royalty or the rich, but... Read more >
Lewis & Clark
Lewis & Clark
Written by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns, Read by Ken Burns and Adam Arkin
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9780739376461
Our Price: $10.00

For more information about downloading this audiobook
visit our Audiobook Download FAQ page.

Lewis & Clark
The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Written by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns
Read by Ken Burns and Adam Arkin


Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: April 1, 2008
Price: $10.00

The companion volume to Ken Burns's PBS documentary film, with more than 150 illustrations, most in full color.

In the spring of 1804, at the behest of President oThomas Jefferson, a party of explorers called the Corps of oDiscovery crossed the Mississippi River and started up the Missouri, heading west into the... Read more >
Also available as an abridged audio CD, hardcover and a trade paperback.
The National Parks
The National Parks
Written by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns, Read by Ken Burns
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9781415966273
Our Price: $25.00

For more information about downloading this audiobook
visit our Audiobook Download FAQ page.

The National Parks
America's Best Idea
Written by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns
Read by Ken Burns


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $25.00

The companion volume to the twelve-hour PBS series from the acclaimed filmmaker behind The Civil War, Baseball, and The War

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, not for royalty or the rich, but... Read more >
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