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The Creation of Yosemite National Park

Clip: Episode 2 | 11m 44sVideo has Closed Captions

Explore Yosemite National Park and its early days under President Theodore Roosevelt.

Explore the early days of Yosemite National Park, and the experiences of President Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir in Yosemite Canyon.

09/11/2009 | Rating NR

FromKen Burns

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Major funding is provided by General Motors, Evelyn & Walter Haas,Jr. Fund, CPB; Bank of America; The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations; Park Foundation, Inc; PBS; National Park Foundation; The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts.

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Roosevelt and The Grand Canyon

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Clip: Ep2 | 3m 11s | President Theodore Roosevelt travels to the Grand Canyon. (3m 11s)

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