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The National Parks: America’s Best Idea

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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. It is a story full of struggle and conflict, high ideals and crass opportunism, stirring adventure and enduring inspiration - set against the most breathtaking backdrops imaginable.

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.65 x 1.31 x 7.76 inches; 12.48 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 168408840405
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Ken Burns
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Box set, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Dolby, Color, Closed-captioned, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen, AC-3
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ April 27, 2010
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Adam Arkin, Kevin Conway, Peter Coyote, Philip Bosco, Andy Garcia
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ Spanish
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan, Walter Wanger, Fritz Lang
  • Language ‏ : ‎ Unqualified
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ PBS
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002BO2R4K
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 3,386 ratings

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4.8 out of 5 stars
4.8 out of 5
3,386 global ratings
Very informative, educational, with great photography and cinematography
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Very informative, educational, with great photography and cinematography
I bought this DVD especially to watch it on National Park Service Day, August 25th,as well as the month of August "National Park Month." As well as having great still photography and cinematography, it goes into detailed history of the national parks even before the designation of Yellowstone as the world's first national park. There is not just the miniseries, itself, but special features such as the famous Buffalo Soldiers, narrated, and hosted, by an African American ranger named Shelton Johnson. There are such great scenes as grizzly bears at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park, Alaska's vast wilderness, the Grand Canyon, Glacier National Park, and Acadia's rugged shoreline. It features people such as John Muir, Horace Albright(founder of the National Park Service), and Theodore Roosevelt. I learned from this DVD as though I were part of this living classroom. It inspired me to visit Acadia National Park and to share, with others, the significance of our national parks and the thankfulness of being an American. If you have even the slightest love for the beauty of God's grand creation., buy this DVD. THE PHOTOS POSTED ARE PHOTOS I TOOK IN THE NATIONAL PARKS THIS DOCUMENTARY PROMOTES.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2022
I bought this DVD especially to watch it on National Park Service Day, August 25th,as well as the month of August "National Park Month." As well as having great still photography and cinematography, it goes into detailed history of the national parks even before the designation of Yellowstone as the world's first national park. There is not just the miniseries, itself, but special features such as the famous Buffalo Soldiers, narrated, and hosted, by an African American ranger named Shelton Johnson. There are such great scenes as grizzly bears at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park, Alaska's vast wilderness, the Grand Canyon, Glacier National Park, and Acadia's rugged shoreline. It features people such as John Muir, Horace Albright(founder of the National Park Service), and Theodore Roosevelt. I learned from this DVD as though I were part of this living classroom. It inspired me to visit Acadia National Park and to share, with others, the significance of our national parks and the thankfulness of being an American. If you have even the slightest love for the beauty of God's grand creation., buy this DVD. THE PHOTOS POSTED ARE PHOTOS I TOOK IN THE NATIONAL PARKS THIS DOCUMENTARY PROMOTES.
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Mrs S Usher
5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT - A WORK OF ART
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 5, 2014
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1.0 out of 5 stars Leider kann man diese DVD's in Europa auf gängige DVD Spieler nicht anschauen
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5.0 out of 5 stars Just in case you are in no shape to drive thousands of miles, this will still get you there - almost
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 8, 2018