The national parks : America's best idea
(Blu-ray digital video discs) 

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[United States] : PBS Home Video, c2009., [United States] : PBS Home Video, c2009.
Format
Blu-ray digital video discs
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (750 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in. 
Status
Uintah County Library - Non-Fiction DVD - Second Floor
DVD 636
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Published
[United States] : PBS Home Video, c2009., [United States] : PBS Home Video, c2009.
Language
English

Notes

General Note
Originally broadcast as episodes of the television documentary on PBS in 2009.
General Note
Special features: Making of The national parks ; Capturing the parks: a behind-the-scenes look ; Musical journeys through the National parks ; Outtakes: an interview with Nevada Barr & "The Boss" ; mini-documentary: The National parks: This is America ; Contemporary stories from America's national parks: series of five short films.
Participants/Performers
Narrator: Peter Coyote.
Description
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, and what Burns believes is the most stunning cinematography in Florentine Films' history, the series chronicles the steady addition of new parks through the stories of the people who helped create them and save them from destruction.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
Blu-ray Disc ; high definition 1.78 :1, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 and digital , NTSC region 1.
Language
English or Spanish dialogue; English or Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned in English and Spanish ; described video for the visually impaired.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Duncan, D., Burns, K., & Coyote, P. (2009). The national parks: America's best idea . PBS Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Duncan, Dayton, Ken Burns and Peter Coyote. 2009. The National Parks: America's Best Idea. PBS Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Duncan, Dayton, Ken Burns and Peter Coyote. The National Parks: America's Best Idea PBS Home Video, 2009.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Duncan, Dayton., Ken Burns, and Peter Coyote. The National Parks: America's Best Idea PBS Home Video, 2009.

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