The national parks America's best idea

"The companion volume to the twelve-hour PBS series from the acclaimed filmmaker behind The Civil War, Baseball, and The War. America'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."@en
"Presents a narrative history of the American national park system, examining the events and political battles that led to the establishment of each park while profiling each for its unique attributes."
"Many years after the American Revolution, lawmakers noticed that Americans were claiming lands at an alarming rate and believed that they needed to preserve certain sacred lands within the country for the public. Subsequently, in 1872, Yellowstone became the world's first national park. Over the next several decades, the United States became a hallmark of the park industry. Here, Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns chronicle the creation and evolution of America's greatest national parks."
"This presents a narrative history of the American national park system, examining the events and political battles that led to the establishment of each park while profiling each for its unique attributes."@en