Rating: NR
Genre: History [nf]
Release Date: 10/06/2009
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1/DD2
Run Time: 1750 min
Distributor/Studio: PBS Paramount

Titles:
The National Parks: America's Best Idea: The Script of Nature: 1851-1890
The National Parks: America's Best Idea: The Last Refuge: 1890-1915
The National Parks: America's Best Idea: The Empire of Grandeur: 1915-1919
The National Parks: America's Best Idea: Going Home: 1920-1933
The National Parks: America's Best Idea: Great Nature: 1933-1945
The National Parks: America's Best Idea: The Morning of Creation: 1946-1980

Features:
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The 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"
The National Parks: This Is America, Mini Documentary
Contemporary Stories from America's National Parks: Series of Five Short Films

Menus:
Disc #1 -- The Scripture of Nature 1851-1890
1. Introduction [:00]
2. Yosemite [:00]
3. Eden [:00]
4. Unconditional Surrender [:02]
5. Colter's Hell [:00]
6. Truman Everts Lost [:00]
7. Yellowstone National Park [:00]
8. The Cowans' Honeymoon [:00]
9. The Park Grab [13:52]
10. Wildness is a Necessity [9:58]
11. Credits [8:15]
Disc #2 -- The Last Refuge (1890 - 1915)
1. Introduction [:00]
2. The Grand Tour [:00]
3. Cavalry Protects the Parks [:00]
4. The Dust of Centuries [:02]
5. For Ourselves and Our Children [:00]
6. The Greatest Good [:00]
7. The Most Vital Man [:00]
8. Leave It As It Is [:00]
9. Distance in His Eyes [10:47]
10. The Devil and His Relations [14:54]
11. Credits [22:52]
Disc #3 -- The Emperor of Grandeur (1915 - 1919)
1. Introduction [:00]
2. John Muir of the Rockies [:00]
3. Incandescent Enthusiasm [:00]
4. See America First [:02]
5. New Land [:00]
6. Mount Desert [:00]
7. The Paradox [:00]
8. The Windows of Heaven [:00]
9. Zion [8:12]
10. The Grandest Canyon on Earth [3:21]
11. It's Mr. Dorr [20:08]
12. Credits [5:36]
Disc #4 -- Going Home (1920 - 1933)
1. Introduction [:00]
2. The Eternal Freshman [:00]
3. Ask a Ranger [:00]
4. Here I Give Thanks [:02]
5. Back of Beyond [:00]
6. On the Staff of the Grand Canyon [:00]
7. The Hydes' Honeymoon [:00]
8. The Dream [:00]
9. Just Americans [11:46]
10. The Good That He Has Done [5:45]
11. He Deserves a Monument [10:00]
12. Great Moments in Our Lives [9:46]
13. Credits [2:38]
Disc #5 -- Great Nature (1933 - 1945)
1. Introduction [:00]
2. The Idea of America Itself [:00]
3. Good Hygiene for Civilization [:00]
4. Land by the Gallon [:02]
5. Building Human Happiness [:00]
6. Redefining Beauty [:00]
7. The Old Curmudgeon [:00]
8. Holy Mountain [:00]
9. A Wilderness Park [6:54]
10. The Sudden Burst of Pearl Harbor [6:04]
11. One Weeps for Wyoming [14:30]
12. My Country, 'Tis of Thee' [3:16]
13. Credits [9:03]
Disc #6 -- The Morning Of Creation
1. Opening [:00]
2. Landscapes of Origin [:00]
3. A Glimpse of the Primeval [:00]
4. The Most Dangerous Species [:02]
5. Loved to Death [:00]
6. Sweet Land of Liberty [:00]
7. No [:00]
8. Islandia [:00]
9. The Best Idea [6:44]
10. The Last Chance to Do It Right [4:10]
11. Generations [12:14]
12. Restoration [9:41]
13. Credits [12:14]

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