The National Parks. Part 1, The Scripture of Nature (1851-1890 : America's Best Idea / Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.).

In 1851, word spread of California's beautiful Yosemite Valley, attracting visitors who wished to exploit the land for commercial gain as well as those who wished to keep it pristine. This episode relates how a Scottish-born wanderer named John Muir made protecting this land a spiritual calling. In...

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Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
National parks, America's best idea.
Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Other Authors: Burns, Ken, 1953-
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2011], ©2009.
Series:Films on Demand.
National parks, America's best idea.
Subjects:
Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)
Yosemite National Park (Agency : U.S.)
National parks and reserves.
Physical geography > North America.
Political planning.
Public policy (Law) > United States.
Social policy.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
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Educational films.
Internet videos.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (116 min.) : sound, color, digital file.
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America's Best Idea
Scripture of Nature (1851-1890)
Format: Electronic Video
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In 1851, word spread of California's beautiful Yosemite Valley, attracting visitors who wished to exploit the land for commercial gain as well as those who wished to keep it pristine. This episode relates how a Scottish-born wanderer named John Muir made protecting this land a spiritual calling. In 1864, Congress passed an act that protects Yosemite from commercial development - the first time in history that any government put forth such an idea. Control of the land was given to California. Meanwhile, a "wonderland" of geysers, mud pots, and sulfur pits in the Wyoming territory was also protected. Since it was located in a territory, rather than a state, it became America's first national park: Yellowstone.
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