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02507aam a2200385Ia 4500 001 8AF1F320EB8111E2953EC97BDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20130713010031 008 101027t20112009nyuao b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 0375712100 (pbk.) 020 $a 9780375712104 (pbk.) 035 $a (OCoLC)676726863 040 $d SILO 100 1 $a Duncan, Dayton 245 14 $a The national parks : $b America's best idea : an illustrated history / $c Dayton Duncan ; with a preface by Ken Burns 250 $a 1st pbk. ed 260 $a New York : $b Alfred A. Knopf, $c 2011, c2009 300 $a xix, 403 p. : $b ill. (some col.) ; $c 30 cm 500 $a "Based on a film by Ken Burns produced by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns, written by Dayton Duncan." 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-390) and index 505 0 $a Preface: Our best selves -- A treasure house of nature's superlatives -- The scripture of nature -- Homeland : an interview with Gerard Baker -- For the benefit of the people -- Transcendence : an interview with Shelton Johnson -- Empire of grandeur -- Stories of discovery : an interview with Nevada Barr -- Going home -- Redefining beauty : an interview with Paul Schullery -- Great nature -- Democracy at its best : an interview with Juanita Greene -- The morning of creation -- This is what we loved : an interview with Terry Tempest Williams -- Afterword: The best day 520 $a In this 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 additions to a system that now encompasses nearly four hundred sites and 84 million acres 610 10 $a United States. $b National Park Service $x History 650 0 $a National parks and reserves $z United States $x History 650 0 $a National parks and reserves $z United States $x History $v Pictorial works 650 0 $a Nature conservation $z United States $x History 650 0 $a Interviews $z United States 651 0 $a United States $x History, Local 651 0 $a United States $x History, Local $v Pictorial works 700 1 $a Burns, Ken, $d 1953- $t National Parks 941 $a 3 952 $l GZPE631 $d 20240305032457.0 952 $l ULAX314 $d 20190926093501.0 952 $l VZPB964 $d 20170818012830.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8AF1F320EB8111E2953EC97BDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search