The national parks : America's best idea

The national parks America's best idea

DVD - 2009

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.

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Subjects
United States. > National Park Service > History.
National parks and reserves > History.
Nature conservation > History.
Interviews.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Video description.
United States > History, Local.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[United States] : Hollywood, Calif. : PBS Home Video ; Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment c2009.
Language
English
Spanish
Corporate Authors
Florentine Films, WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Corporate Authors
Florentine Films (-), WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.), Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Other Authors
Dayton Duncan (-), Ken Burns, 1953-, Peter Coyote
Item Description
Originally broadcast as episodes of the television documentary on PBS in 2009.
Special features: Making of ; 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.
Physical Description
6 v. (DVD)(1 videodisc per volume) (750 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in
Format
Widescreen, Dolby digital 5.1 surround or 2.0 stereo., NTSC, region 1.
Audience
Not rated.
Production Credits
Cinematography, Buddy Squires, Allen Moore, Lincoln Else, Ken Burns ; supervising film editor, Paul Barnes ; episode editors, Paul Barnes, Craig Mellish, Erik Ewers.
ISBN
9781415749517
  • [Disc 1] (ca. 116 min.). Episode one. The scripture of nature (1851-1890)
  • [Disc 2] (ca. 131 min.). Episode two. The last refuge (1890-1915)
  • [Disc 3] (ca. 114 min.). Episode three. The empire of grandeur (1915-1919)
  • [Disc 4] (ca. 117 min.). Episode four. Going home (1920-1933)
  • [Disc 5] (ca. 116 min.). Episode five. Great nature (1933-1945)
  • [Disc 6] (ca. 116 min.). Episode six. The morning of creation (1946-1980).

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