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The National Parks: America's Best Idea

  • 2009-2023
  • 1 Season
  • PBS
  • Documentary
  • TVG
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A sumptuously filmed documentary series that explores the origins of America's national parks, from their genesis in the mid-1800s to the present. It features archival photographs, personal memories, more than 40 interviews and gorgeous cinematography of such locales as Acadia, the Grand Canyon, Yosemite and Yellowstone.

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Awards

  • 2010 - Emmy - Outstanding Nonfiction Series - winner

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Peter Coyote
Gerard Baker
Nevada Barr

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