{"product_id":"the-national-parks-americas-best-idea-9780307268969","title":"The National Parks: America's Best Idea","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe companion volume to the twelve-hour PBS series from the acclaimed filmmaker behind \u003ci\u003eThe Civil War, Baseball, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe War.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmerica's national parks spring from an idea as radical as the Declaration of Independence: that the nation's most magnificent and sacred places should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, but for everyone. 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\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eadditions to a system that now encompasses nearly four hundred sites and 84 million acres. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe authors recount the adventures, mythmaking, and intense political battles behind the evolution of the park system, and the enduring\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eideals that fostered its growth. They capture the importance and splendors of the individual parks: from Haleakala in Hawaii to Acadia in Maine, from Denali in Alaska to the Everglades in Florida, from Glacier in Montana to Big Bend in Texas. And they introduce us to a diverse cast of compelling characters--both unsung heroes and famous figures such as John Muir, Theodore Roosevelt, and Ansel Adams--who have been transformed by these special places and committed themselves to saving them from destruction so that the rest of us could be transformed as well.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe National Parks is a glorious celebration of an essential expression of American democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307268969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 9.50w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2009 pg. 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2009 pg. 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2009 pg. 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly Annex\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/26\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Annex\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/13\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635553497244,"sku":"9780307268969","price":55.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8289afac-984d-4018-bbc0-0c34330844e1.jpg?v=1603839880","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-national-parks-americas-best-idea-9780307268969","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}