The National Parks: America's Best Idea

The National Parks: America's Best Idea - Season 1 Episode 5

The National Parks: America's Best Idea 2009 -

Title: The National Parks: America's Best Idea - Season 1 Episode 5
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Studio: PBS
Cast: Adam Arkin, Philip Bosco, Peter Coyote, Amy Madigan, Tom Hanks, Murphy Guyer
Crew: Ken Burns (Director), Ken Burns (Producer), Julie A. Dunfey (Producer), Dayton Duncan (Writer)
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Keyword: national park, nature, america

Overview:To battle unemployment in the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt creates the Civilian Conservation Corps, which spawns a "golden age" for the parks through major renovation projects. In a groundbreaking study, a young NPS biologist named George Melendez Wright discovers widespread abuses of animal habitats and pushes the service to reform its wildlife policies. Congress narrowly passes a bill to protect the Everglades in Florida as a national park – the first time a park has been created solely to preserve an ecosystem, as opposed to scenic beauty. As America becomes entrenched in World War II, Roosevelt is pressured to open the parks to mining, grazing and lumbering. The president also is subjected to a storm of criticism for expanding the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming by accepting a gift of land secretly purchased by John D. Rockefeller Jr.

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First Air Date: Sep 27, 2009 Last Air date: Oct 02, 2009 Season: 1 Season Episode: 6 Episode Runtime: 120:14 minutes Quality: HD IMDb: 2.8 / 10 by 19 users Popularity: 7.3615 Language: en

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1. The Scripture of Nature (1851-1890)2009-09-27
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2. The Last Refuge (1890-1915)2009-09-28
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3. The Empire of Grandeur (1915-1919)2009-09-29
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4. Going Home (1920-1933)2009-09-30
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5. Great Nature (1933-1945)2009-10-01
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6. The Morning of Creation (1946-1980)2009-10-02
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The National Parks: America's Best Idea - Season 1 Episode 5

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