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The national parks : America's best idea : an illustrated history  Cover Image Book Book

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

Duncan, Dayton (Author). Burns, Ken, 1953- National parks. (Added Author).

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.

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  • ISBN: 9780307268969
  • ISBN: 0307268969
  • Physical Description: print
    xix, 403 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.

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General Note:
"Based on a film by Ken Burns produced by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns, written by Dayton Duncan."
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-391) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Preface: 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 -- Essay: The best day.
Subject: United States. National Park Service History
National parks and reserves United States History
National parks and reserves United States History Pictorial works
Nature conservation United States History
Interviews United States
Nationalpark
United States History, Local
United States History, Local Pictorial works
USA

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