The Resource The national parks : America's best idea : an illustrated history, by Dayton Duncan ; with a preface by Ken Burns ; picture research by Susanna Steisel and Aileen Silverstone
The national parks : America's best idea : an illustrated history, by Dayton Duncan ; with a preface by Ken Burns ; picture research by Susanna Steisel and Aileen Silverstone
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- Summary
- In this evocative and lavishly illustrated narrative, Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan delve into the history of the park idea, from the first sighting by white men in 1851 of the valley that would become Yosemite and the creation of the world's first national park at Yellowstone in 1872, through the most recent additions to a system that now encompasses nearly four hundred sites and 84 million acres
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- xix, 403 pages
- Note
-
- Maps on endpapers
- "Based on a film by Ken Burns, produced by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns, written by Dayton Duncan."
- Contents
-
- Our best selves : a treasure house of nature's superlatives
- The scripture of nature. Homeland : an interview with Gerard Baker
- For the benefit of the people. Transcendence : an interview with Shelton Johnson
- Empire of grandeur. Stories of discovery : an interview with Nevada Barr
- Going home. Redefining beauty : an interview with Paul Schullery
- Great nature. Democracy at its best : an interview with Juanita Greene
- The morning of creation. This is what we loved : an interview with Terry Tempest Williams
- The best day
- Isbn
- 9780307268969
- Label
- The national parks : America's best idea : an illustrated history
- Title
- The national parks
- Title remainder
- America's best idea : an illustrated history
- Statement of responsibility
- by Dayton Duncan ; with a preface by Ken Burns ; picture research by Susanna Steisel and Aileen Silverstone
- Subject
-
- National parks and reserves -- United States -- History
- National parks and reserves -- United States -- History -- Pictorial works
- Nature conservation -- United States -- History
- United States -- History, Local
- Interviews -- United States
- United States, National Park Service -- History
- United States -- History, Local -- Pictorial works
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In this evocative and lavishly illustrated narrative, Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan delve into the history of the park idea, from the first sighting by white men in 1851 of the valley that would become Yosemite and the creation of the world's first national park at Yellowstone in 1872, through the most recent additions to a system that now encompasses nearly four hundred sites and 84 million acres
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Duncan, Dayton
- Dewey number
- 333.78/30973
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- SB482.A4
- LC item number
- D85 2009
- Literary form
-
- letters
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1953-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Burns, Ken
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- National parks and reserves
- National parks and reserves
- United States
- United States
- Nature conservation
- United States
- Interviews
- Label
- The national parks : America's best idea : an illustrated history, by Dayton Duncan ; with a preface by Ken Burns ; picture research by Susanna Steisel and Aileen Silverstone
- Note
-
- Maps on endpapers
- "Based on a film by Ken Burns, produced by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns, written by Dayton Duncan."
- Accompanying material
- 1 color map/poster (39 x 54 cm., folded to 27 x 20 cm.)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-390) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Our best selves : a treasure house of nature's superlatives -- The scripture of nature. Homeland : an interview with Gerard Baker -- For the benefit of the people. Transcendence : an interview with Shelton Johnson -- Empire of grandeur. Stories of discovery : an interview with Nevada Barr -- Going home. Redefining beauty : an interview with Paul Schullery -- Great nature. Democracy at its best : an interview with Juanita Greene -- The morning of creation. This is what we loved : an interview with Terry Tempest Williams -- The best day
- Control code
- ocn290466894
- Dimensions
- 29 cm. +
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- xix, 403 pages
- Isbn
- 9780307268969
- Lccn
- 2009020880
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), col. maps
- Label
- The national parks : America's best idea : an illustrated history, by Dayton Duncan ; with a preface by Ken Burns ; picture research by Susanna Steisel and Aileen Silverstone
- Note
-
- Maps on endpapers
- "Based on a film by Ken Burns, produced by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns, written by Dayton Duncan."
- Accompanying material
- 1 color map/poster (39 x 54 cm., folded to 27 x 20 cm.)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-390) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Our best selves : a treasure house of nature's superlatives -- The scripture of nature. Homeland : an interview with Gerard Baker -- For the benefit of the people. Transcendence : an interview with Shelton Johnson -- Empire of grandeur. Stories of discovery : an interview with Nevada Barr -- Going home. Redefining beauty : an interview with Paul Schullery -- Great nature. Democracy at its best : an interview with Juanita Greene -- The morning of creation. This is what we loved : an interview with Terry Tempest Williams -- The best day
- Control code
- ocn290466894
- Dimensions
- 29 cm. +
- Edition
- First edition
- Extent
- xix, 403 pages
- Isbn
- 9780307268969
- Lccn
- 2009020880
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), col. maps
Subject
- National parks and reserves -- United States -- History
- National parks and reserves -- United States -- History -- Pictorial works
- Nature conservation -- United States -- History
- United States -- History, Local
- Interviews -- United States
- United States, National Park Service -- History
- United States -- History, Local -- Pictorial works
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