Ken Burns: The National Parks: America's Best Idea 6 DVD set (2009) Written by Dayton Duncan. A film by Ken Burns. Approx 12.5 hours on six discs, widescreen, English (or optional Spanish language), with optional English or Spanish subtitles / close captions.
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Simultaneously a biography of both historical and contemporary characters and a uniquely American idea, this 12-hour, six-part documentary, directed by Ken Burns and co-produced with writer Dayton Duncan, traces the evolution of national parks beginning in the mid-1800s and follows it over the next 150 years. Narrated by actor Peter Coyote, featuring first-person historical accounts, read by: Tom Hanks, Andy Garcia, Eli Wallach, Sam Waterston, John Lithgow and Adam Arkin. From the people who helped create the parks and save them from destruction.
The national parks sprang from an idea as uniquely American as the Declaration of Independence and just as radical – that the most precious portions of the land should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, but for everyone, for all time. Here are the stories of those magnificent places and the unforgettable people who kept them from destruction. Stories of struggle and conflict, stirring adventure and enduring inspiration, set against a backdrop of stunning beauty and grandeur.
“Extraordinary human stories behind the extraordinary beauty.”
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