The National Parks: America's Best Idea

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Documentary·2009·1 Seasons

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.

Starring: Adam Arkin,Philip Bosco,Peter Coyote,Amy Madigan

Episodes

Miniseries
The Scripture of Nature (1851 – 1890)

S01 | E01

The Scripture of Nature (1851 – 1890)

2009-09-27

The Last Refuge (1890 – 1915)

S01 | E02

The Last Refuge (1890 – 1915)

2009-09-28

The Empire of Grandeur (1915 – 1919)

S01 | E03

The Empire of Grandeur (1915 – 1919)

2009-09-29

Going Home (1920 – 1933)

S01 | E04

Going Home (1920 – 1933)

2009-09-30

Great Nature (1933 – 1945)

S01 | E05

Great Nature (1933 – 1945)

2009-10-01

The Morning of Creation (1946 – 1980)

S01 | E06

The Morning of Creation (1946 – 1980)

2009-10-02

Cast

Adam Arkin

Adam Arkin

Philip Bosco

Philip Bosco

Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Narrator

Amy Madigan

Amy Madigan

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Murphy Guyer

Murphy Guyer

Details

First Aired
2009-09-27
Last Aired
2009-10-02
Status
Ended
Network
PBS
Production
Florentine Films
Creator

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