The National Parks America's Best Idea / Part 1, The Scripture of Nature (1851-1890)
In 1851, word spread of California's beautiful Yosemite Valley, attracting visitors who wished to exploit the land for commercial gain as well as those who wished to keep it pristine. This episode relates how a Scottish-born wanderer named John Muir made protecting this land a spiritual calling...
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Other Authors: | Burns, Ken, 1953-, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) |
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Format: | Video |
Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2011], c2009.
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1 streaming video file (116 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
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National parks, America's best idea.
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