The national parks America's best idea : an illustrated history
In this evocative and lavishly illustrated narrative, Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan delve into the history of the park idea, from the first sighting by white men in 1851 of the valley that would become Yosemite and the creation of the world's first national park at Yellowstone in 1872, through th...
| Main Author: | Duncan, Dayton. |
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| Other Authors: | Burns, Ken, 1953- |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2009.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
In this evocative and lavishly illustrated narrative, Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan delve into the history of the park idea, from the first sighting by white men in 1851 of the valley that would become Yosemite and the creation of the world's first national park at Yellowstone in 1872, through the most recent additions to a system that now encompasses nearly four hundred sites and 84 million acres. |
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| Item Description: |
Maps on endpapers. "Based on a Ken Burns film produced by Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan, written by Dayton Duncan." |
| Physical Description: |
xix, 403 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9780307268969 0307268969 |
| Author Notes: |
After graduating from college, Burns began Florentine Films with a few of his friends, and began creating his first documentary, entitled "The Brooklyn Bridge." This film won an Academy Award in 1982. His most famous work is his "Civil War" series, which has won many various awards. Burns was the first film maker to be inducted into the Society of American Historians, an unprecedented honor. (Bowker Author Biography) |