The national parks : America's best idea / a Florentine Films production ; a film by Ken Burns ; written by Dayton Duncan ; produced by Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns ; WETA.

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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, the series chronicles the steady addition of new parks...

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Corporate Authors:	Florentine Films WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.) Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) PBS Distribution (Firm)
Other Authors:	Burns, Ken, 1953- (Cinematographer, Producer, Director) Duncan, Dayton (Producer, Screenwriter) Squires, Buddy (Cinematographer) Moore, Allen (Cinematographer) Else, Lincoln (Cinematographer) Barnes, Paul, 1951- (Film editor) Mellish, Craig (Film editor) Ewers, Erik (Film editor) Coyote, Peter (Narrator)
Language:	English Spanish
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English or dubbed Spanish dialogue with optional English or Spanish subtitles; video description for the visually impaired; closed-captioned.
Published:	[United States] : PBS Distribution, [2009], ©2009.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	United States. > National Park Service > History. National parks and reserves > United States > History. Nature conservation > United States > History. Nationalpark. USA. United States. > National Park Service. National parks and reserves. Nature conservation. United States. United States > History, Local. Geschichte. Local history. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. Historical television programs. History.
Genre:	Local history. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. Historical television programs. History.
Physical Description:	6 videodiscs (750 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

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