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The National Parks: America's Best Idea

The National Parks: America's Best Idea

The National Parks: America's Best Idea

2009 1 Seasons 6 Episodes ⭐ 7.9 Documentary

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.

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The Scripture of Nature (1851 – 1890)

In 1851, word spreads across the country of a beautiful area of California's Yosemite Valley, attracting visitors who wi

EP 2

The Last Refuge (1890 – 1915)

By the end of the 19th century, widespread industrialization has left many Americans worried about whether the country -

EP 3

The Empire of Grandeur (1915 – 1919)

In the early 20th century, America has a dozen national parks, but they are a haphazard patchwork of special places unde

EP 4

Going Home (1920 – 1933)

While visiting the parks was once predominantly the domain of Americans wealthy enough to afford the high-priced train t

EP 5

Great Nature (1933 – 1945)

To battle unemployment in the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt creates the Civilian Conservation Corps, which spa

EP 6

The Morning of Creation (1946 – 1980)

Following World War II, the parks are overwhelmed as visitation reaches 62 million people a year. A new billion-dollar c

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