The National Parks: America's Best Idea
Date de parution : 27 septembre 2009
 | Saison 1 - épisode 1 | The Scripture of Nature (1851-1890) In 1851, word spreads across the country of a beautiful area of California's Yosemite Valley, attracting visitors who wish to exploit the land's... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 2 | The Last Refuge (1890-1915) By the end of the 19th century, widespread industrialization has left many Americans worried about whether the country - once a vast wilderness -... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 3 | The Empire of Grandeur (1915-1919) In the early 20th century, America has a dozen national parks, but they are a haphazard patchwork of special places under the supervision of... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 4 | Going Home (1920-1933) While visiting the parks was once predominantly the domain of Americans wealthy enough to afford the high-priced train tours, the advent of the... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 5 | Great Nature (1933-1945) To battle unemployment in the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt creates the Civilian Conservation Corps, which spawns a "golden age" for the... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 6 | The Morning of Creation (1946-1980) Following World War II, the parks are overwhelmed as visitation reaches 62 million people a year. A new billion-dollar campaign – Mission 66 – is... |
