The Resource The national parks : America's best idea, a Florentine Films production ; a film by Ken Burns ; written by Dayton Duncan ; produced by Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns ; WETA
The national parks : America's best idea, a Florentine Films production ; a film by Ken Burns ; written by Dayton Duncan ; produced by Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns ; WETA
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- Summary
- 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, the series chronicles the steady addition of new parks through the stories of the people who helped create them and save them from destruction
- Language
-
- eng
- spa
- eng
- spa
- eng
- eng
- Extent
- 6 videodiscs (750 min.)
- Note
-
- Originally broadcast as episodes of the television documentary on PBS in 2009
- Special features: disc 1: "The making of The national parks: America's best idea" behind-the-scenes tour; disc 2. "Capturing the parks" Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan and crew on location; disc 3: Musical journeys through the national parks; disc 4: An interview with Nevada Barr; "The Boss"; disc 5: "The national parks: this is America" mini-documentary; disc 6: "Contemporary stories from America's national parks" series of five short films: San Antonio Missions: Keeping History Alive, Yosemite's Buffalo Soldiers, Mount Rushmore: Telling America's Stories, Manzanar: "Never Again", City Kids in National Parks
- Contents
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- Episode one: The scripture of nature (1851-1890), ca. 116 min.
- Episode two: The last refuge (1890-1915), ca. 131 min.
- Episode three: The empire of grandeur (1915-1919), ca. 114 min.
- Episode four: Going home (1920-1933), ca. 117 min.
- Episode five: Great nature (1933-1945), ca. 116 min.
- Episode six: The morning of creation (1946-1980), ca. 116 min
- Isbn
- 9781531703974
- Label
- The national parks : America's best idea
- Title
- The national parks
- Title remainder
- America's best idea
- Statement of responsibility
- a Florentine Films production ; a film by Ken Burns ; written by Dayton Duncan ; produced by Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns ; WETA
- Subject
-
- Documentary television programs
- Geschichte.
- Historical television programs
- Historical television programs
- History
- Local history
- National parks and reserves
- National parks and reserves -- United States -- History
- Nationalpark
- Nature conservation
- Nature conservation -- United States -- History
- Nonfiction television programs
- Nonfiction television programs
- United States -- History, Local
- United States, National Park Service
- United States, National Park Service -- History
- University of South Alabama
- Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
- Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- DVD-Video
- United States
- DVD-Video discs
- Documentary television programs
- Language
-
- eng
- spa
- eng
- spa
- eng
- eng
- Summary
- 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, the series chronicles the steady addition of new parks through the stories of the people who helped create them and save them from destruction
- Cataloging source
- TEFMT
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
- Cinematography, Buddy Squires with Allen Moore, Lincoln Else, Ken Burns (Episode 1, 2, 3); supervising film editor, Paul Barnes ; episode editors, Paul Barnes (Episode 1, 4), Craig Mellish (Episode 2, 6), Erik Ewers (Episode 3, 5)
- Dewey number
- 973
- Intended audience
- Not rated
- Language note
- English or dubbed Spanish dialogue with optional English or Spanish subtitles; video description for the visually impaired; closed-captioned
- LC call number
-
- E160
- SB482.A4
- LC item number
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- .N385 2009
- .N385 2009
- NLM call number
-
- NPAB600
- 89444
- NLM item number
-
- PBS Home Video
- PBS Home Video
- PerformerNote
- Narrated by Peter Coyote
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
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- 1953-
- 1952-
- 1951-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Burns, Ken
- Duncan, Dayton.
- Squires, Buddy
- Moore, Allen
- Else, Lincoln.
- Barnes, Paul
- Mellish, Craig.
- Ewers, Erik.
- Coyote, Peter.
- Florentine Films
- WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
- Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
- PBS Distribution (Firm)
- Runtime
- 750
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- United States
- National parks and reserves
- Nature conservation
- United States
- United States
- National parks and reserves
- Nature conservation
- United States
- University of South Alabama
- Nationalpark
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- The national parks : America's best idea, a Florentine Films production ; a film by Ken Burns ; written by Dayton Duncan ; produced by Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns ; WETA
- Note
-
- Originally broadcast as episodes of the television documentary on PBS in 2009
- Special features: disc 1: "The making of The national parks: America's best idea" behind-the-scenes tour; disc 2. "Capturing the parks" Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan and crew on location; disc 3: Musical journeys through the national parks; disc 4: An interview with Nevada Barr; "The Boss"; disc 5: "The national parks: this is America" mini-documentary; disc 6: "Contemporary stories from America's national parks" series of five short films: San Antonio Missions: Keeping History Alive, Yosemite's Buffalo Soldiers, Mount Rushmore: Telling America's Stories, Manzanar: "Never Again", City Kids in National Parks
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- mixed
- Configuration of playback channels
- mixed
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Episode one: The scripture of nature (1851-1890), ca. 116 min. -- Episode two: The last refuge (1890-1915), ca. 131 min. -- Episode three: The empire of grandeur (1915-1919), ca. 114 min. -- Episode four: Going home (1920-1933), ca. 117 min. -- Episode five: Great nature (1933-1945), ca. 116 min. -- Episode six: The morning of creation (1946-1980), ca. 116 min
- Control code
- ocn439018699
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 6 videodiscs (750 min.)
- Isbn
- 9781531703974
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 841887035705
- Other physical details
- sound, color and black and white
- Publisher number
-
- NPAB600
- NPAB601
- 89444
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System details
- DVD, Region 1, NTSC, widescreen presentation, enhanced for 16x9 televisions; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- The national parks : America's best idea, a Florentine Films production ; a film by Ken Burns ; written by Dayton Duncan ; produced by Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns ; WETA
- Note
-
- Originally broadcast as episodes of the television documentary on PBS in 2009
- Special features: disc 1: "The making of The national parks: America's best idea" behind-the-scenes tour; disc 2. "Capturing the parks" Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan and crew on location; disc 3: Musical journeys through the national parks; disc 4: An interview with Nevada Barr; "The Boss"; disc 5: "The national parks: this is America" mini-documentary; disc 6: "Contemporary stories from America's national parks" series of five short films: San Antonio Missions: Keeping History Alive, Yosemite's Buffalo Soldiers, Mount Rushmore: Telling America's Stories, Manzanar: "Never Again", City Kids in National Parks
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- mixed
- Configuration of playback channels
- mixed
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Episode one: The scripture of nature (1851-1890), ca. 116 min. -- Episode two: The last refuge (1890-1915), ca. 131 min. -- Episode three: The empire of grandeur (1915-1919), ca. 114 min. -- Episode four: Going home (1920-1933), ca. 117 min. -- Episode five: Great nature (1933-1945), ca. 116 min. -- Episode six: The morning of creation (1946-1980), ca. 116 min
- Control code
- ocn439018699
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 6 videodiscs (750 min.)
- Isbn
- 9781531703974
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Other control number
- 841887035705
- Other physical details
- sound, color and black and white
- Publisher number
-
- NPAB600
- NPAB601
- 89444
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System details
- DVD, Region 1, NTSC, widescreen presentation, enhanced for 16x9 televisions; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo
- Video recording format
- DVD
Subject
- Documentary television programs
- Geschichte.
- Historical television programs
- Historical television programs
- History
- Local history
- National parks and reserves
- National parks and reserves -- United States -- History
- Nationalpark
- Nature conservation
- Nature conservation -- United States -- History
- Nonfiction television programs
- Nonfiction television programs
- United States -- History, Local
- United States, National Park Service
- United States, National Park Service -- History
- University of South Alabama
- Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
- Video recordings for people with visual disabilities
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- DVD-Video
- United States
- DVD-Video discs
- Documentary television programs
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