G.A.R. Memorial Library (West Newbury)

The national parks., America's best idea, a Florentine Films production ; a film by Ken Burns ; written by Dayton Duncan ; produced by Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns ; WETA, DVD/Widescreen

Originally broadcast as episodes of the television documentary on PBS in 2009Special features: disc 1: "The making of The national parks: America's best idea" behind-the-scenes tour; disc 2. "Capturing the parks" Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan and crew on location; disc 3: Musical journeys through the national parks; disc 4: An interview with Nevada Barr; "The Boss"; disc 5: "The national parks: this is America" mini-documentary; disc 6: "Contemporary stories from America's national parks" series of five short films: San Antonio Missions: Keeping History Alive, Yosemite's Buffalo Soldiers, Mount Rushmore: Telling America's Stories, Manzanar: "Never Again", City Kids in National Parks

Midwest Tape

mixed

mixed

Cinematography, Buddy Squires with Allen Moore, Lincoln Else, Ken Burns (Episode 1, 2, 3); supervising film editor, Paul Barnes ; episode editors, Paul Barnes (Episode 1, 4), Craig Mellish (Episode 2, 6), Erik Ewers (Episode 3, 5)

other

DVD; Widescreen.

9780793694877

videodisc

Narrated by Peter Coyote

6 videodiscs (750 min.), sound, color and black and white, 4 3/4 in.

sound on medium

videodisc

(OCoLC)439018699

DVD, Region 1, NTSC, widescreen presentation, enhanced for 16x9 televisions; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo

097368944442841887009881841887035705841887027229

NPAB600 -- PBS Home VideoNPAB601 -- PBS Home Video89444 -- PBS Home Video

DVD