The wilderness idea / a film by Lawrence Hott and Diane Garey ; a production of Florentine Films ; writer, Ken Chowder.

Tells the story of the two founders of American conservation, John Muir and Gifford Pinchot, and their historic battle over whether a remote valley in California, Hetch Hetchy, should be dammed and flooded to form a reservoir. The battle reflected the two sides of the conservation issue--absolute pr...

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Corporate Authors:	Florentine Films, Direct Cinema Ltd
Other Authors:	Hott, Lawrence R., Garey, Diane, Chowder, Ken, Cronyn, Hume, Drury, Ken, Bosco, Philip, Moore, Allen, Sachs, Sharon, Einhorn, Richard, 1952 August 2-
Language:	English
Published:	Santa Monica, CA : Direct Cinema, [2008], ©1989.
Subjects:	Muir, John, > 1838-1914. Pinchot, Gifford, > 1865-1946. Nature conservation > United States > History. Hetch Hetchy Valley (Calif.) > History. Historical television programs. Documentary television programs.
Genre:	Historical television programs. Documentary television programs.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (58 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	American Experience. John Muir, Gifford Pinchot and the first great battle for wilderness.
Format:	Video DVD