The National Parks: America's Best Idea 2009
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Filmed over the course of more than six years at some of nature's most spectacular locales – from Acadia to Yosemite, Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon, the Everglades of Florida to the Gates of the Arctic in Alaska - “The National Parks: America's Best Idea” is nonetheless a story of people: people from every conceivable background – rich and poor; famous and unknown; soldiers and scientists; natives and newcomers; idealists, artists and entrepreneurs; people who were willing to devote themselves to saving some precious portion of the land they loved, and in doing so reminded their fellow citizens of the full meaning of democracy.
- Released: 2009-09-27
- Runtime: 120 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Adam Arkin, Philip Bosco, Peter Coyote, Amy Madigan, Tom Hanks
- Director: Ken Burns, Ken Burns, Julie A. Dunfey, Dayton Duncan
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1. The Scripture of Nature (1851-1890) 2009-09-27
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2. The Last Refuge (1890-1915) 2009-09-28
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3. The Empire of Grandeur (1915-1919) 2009-09-29
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4. Going Home (1920-1933) 2009-09-30
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5. Great Nature (1933-1945) 2009-10-01
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6. The Morning of Creation (1946-1980) 2009-10-02
