The national parks America's best idea /
The national parks America's best idea / [videorecording] :
a production of Florentine Films and WETA Television ; written by Dayton Duncan ; produced by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns.
- [United States] : Hollywood, Calif. : PBS Home Video ; Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, c2009.
- 6 videodiscs (750 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Originally broadcast as episodes of the television documentary on PBS in 2009. Special features: Making of ; capturing the parks: a behind-the-scenes look ; musical journeys through the parks ; outtakes: an interview with Nevada Barr & "The Boss" ; mini-documentary: The National Parks: This is America ; contemporary stories from America's national parks: series of five short films.
[Disc 1] Episode one. The scripture of nature (1851-1890) -- [Disc 2] Episode two. The last refuge (1890-1915) -- [Disc 3] Episode three. The empire of grandeur (1915-1919) -- [Disc 4] Episode four. Going home (1920-1933) -- [Disc 5] Episode five. Great nature (1933-1945) -- [Disc 6] Episode six. The morning of creation (1946-1980).
Cinematography, Buddy Squires, Allen Moore, Lincoln Else, Ken Burns ; supervising film editor, Paul Barnes ; episode editors, Paul Barnes, Craig Mellish, Erik Ewers. Cinematography, Buddy Squires, Allen Moore, Lincoln Else, Ken Burns ; supervising film editor, Paul Barnes ; episode editors, Paul Barnes, Craig Mellish, Erik Ewers.
Narrator: Peter Coyote.
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, and what Burns believes is the most stunning cinematography in Florentine Films' history, the series chronicles the steady addition of new parks through the stories of the people who helped create them and save them from destruction.
Not rated.
DVD, widescreen, Dolby digital 5.1 surround or 2.0 stereo., NTSC, region 1.
English or Spanish dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles, closed captioned.
0793694876 1415749515 9780793694877 9781415749517
097368944442 841887009881
89444 PBS Home Video NPAB600 PBS Home Video
United States. National Park Service --History.
National parks and reserves--History.--United States
Nature conservation--History.--United States
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Originally broadcast as episodes of the television documentary on PBS in 2009. Special features: Making of ; capturing the parks: a behind-the-scenes look ; musical journeys through the parks ; outtakes: an interview with Nevada Barr & "The Boss" ; mini-documentary: The National Parks: This is America ; contemporary stories from America's national parks: series of five short films.
[Disc 1] Episode one. The scripture of nature (1851-1890) -- [Disc 2] Episode two. The last refuge (1890-1915) -- [Disc 3] Episode three. The empire of grandeur (1915-1919) -- [Disc 4] Episode four. Going home (1920-1933) -- [Disc 5] Episode five. Great nature (1933-1945) -- [Disc 6] Episode six. The morning of creation (1946-1980).
Cinematography, Buddy Squires, Allen Moore, Lincoln Else, Ken Burns ; supervising film editor, Paul Barnes ; episode editors, Paul Barnes, Craig Mellish, Erik Ewers. Cinematography, Buddy Squires, Allen Moore, Lincoln Else, Ken Burns ; supervising film editor, Paul Barnes ; episode editors, Paul Barnes, Craig Mellish, Erik Ewers.
Narrator: Peter Coyote.
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, and what Burns believes is the most stunning cinematography in Florentine Films' history, the series chronicles the steady addition of new parks through the stories of the people who helped create them and save them from destruction.
Not rated.
DVD, widescreen, Dolby digital 5.1 surround or 2.0 stereo., NTSC, region 1.
English or Spanish dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles, closed captioned.
0793694876 1415749515 9780793694877 9781415749517
097368944442 841887009881
89444 PBS Home Video NPAB600 PBS Home Video
United States. National Park Service --History.
National parks and reserves--History.--United States
Nature conservation--History.--United States
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.