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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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

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

Instantiates

• The national parks : America's best idea : an illustrated history

Publication

• New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2009

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

Record ID

u725134