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The national parks [dvd videorecording] : America's best idea
Title:
The national parks [dvd videorecording] : America's best idea
Author:
Duncan, Dayton.
ISBN:
9780793694877
Publication Information:
[United States] : The National Parks Film Project ; Distributed by PBS Distribution, c2009.
Physical Description:
6 videodiscs (ca. 750 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally broadcast as episodes of the television documentary on PBS in 2009.
Special features: Making of the National Parks ; capturing the parks: a behind-the-scenes look ; musical journeys through the parks ; outtakes: an interview with Nevada Barr & "The Boss" ; mini-documentary: The National Parks: This is America ; contemporary stories from America's national parks: series of five short films.
Contents:
Disc one. The scripture of nature [1851-1890] -- Disc two. The last refuge [1890-1915] -- Disc three. The empire of grandeur [1915-1919] -- Disc four. Going home [1920-1933] -- Disc five. Great nature [1933-1945] -- Disc six. The morning of creation [1946-1980].
Abstract:
Traces the birth of the national park idea in the mid-1800s and follows its evolution for nearly 150 years. Using archival photographs, first-person accounts of historical characters, personal memories and analysis from more than 40 interviews, and what Burns believes is the most stunning cinematography in Florentine Films' history, the series chronicles the steady addition of new parks through the stories of the people who helped create them and save them from destruction.
Reading Level:
Not rated.
Corporate Subject:
Added Title:
National parks DVD.
America's best idea DVD.
