Name: The National Parks: America's Best Idea
Genre: Documentary
Released: 02 Oct 2009
Rating: 7.90
Cast: Adam Arkin, Philip Bosco, Peter Coyote, Amy Madigan, Tom Hanks

Season - Episode

1 Season 1 Sep 27, 2009

1 - 1

The Scripture of Nature (1851-1890) Sep 27, 2009
1 - 2

The Last Refuge (1890-1915) Sep 28, 2009
1 - 3

The Empire of Grandeur (1915-1919) Sep 29, 2009
1 - 4

Going Home (1920-1933) Sep 30, 2009
1 - 5

Great Nature (1933-1945) Oct 01, 2009
1 - 6

The Morning of Creation (1946-1980) Oct 02, 2009

0 Season 0 Jan 01, 1970

0 - 1

The Scripture Of Nature: Extra Jan 01, 1970
0 - 2

The Last Refuge: Extra Jan 01, 1970
0 - 3

The Empire of Grandeur: National Parks Timeline Jan 01, 1970
0 - 4

The Empire of Grandeur: Peace At Last/Across The Ocean Jan 01, 1970
0 - 5

The Empire of Grandeur: Horizons Jan 01, 1970
0 - 6

The Empire of Grandeur: Green Groves Of Erin Jan 01, 1970
0 - 7

The Empire of Grandeur: The Shores Of Ogygia Jan 01, 1970
0 - 8

The Empire of Grandeur: Teddy Bear's Picnic Jan 01, 1970
0 - 9

Going Home: An Interview with Nevada Barr Jan 01, 1970
0 - 10

Going Home: "The Boss" Jan 01, 1970
0 - 11

Great Nature: Extra Jan 01, 1970
0 - 12

The Morning of Creation: Mount Rushmore Jan 01, 1970
0 - 13

The Morning of Creation: Yosemite's Buffalo Soldiers Jan 01, 1970
0 - 14

The Morning of Creation: San Antonio Missions, Keeping History Alive Jan 01, 1970
0 - 15

The Morning of Creation: Manzanar - Never Again Jan 01, 1970
0 - 16

The Morning of Creation: City Kids In National Parks Jan 01, 1970

Overview

By the end of the 19th century, widespread industrialization has left many Americans worried about whether the country - once a vast wilderness - will have any pristine land left. At the same time, poachers in the parks are rampant, and visitors think nothing of littering or carving their names near iconic sites like Old Faithful. Congress has yet to establish clear judicial authority or appropriations for the protection of the parks. This sparks a conservation movement by organizations such as the Sierra Club, led by John Muir; the Audubon Society, led by George Bird Grinnell; and the Boone and Crockett Club, led by Theodore Roosevelt. The movement fails, however, to stop San Francisco from building the Hetch Hetchy dam at Yosemite, flooding Muir's "mountain temple" and leaving him broken-hearted before he dies.

Year 2009

Studio PBS

Director

Crew Ken Burns (Director), Julie A. Dunfey (Producer), Ken Burns (Producer), Dayton Duncan (Writer)

Popularity 1.7183

Language English