The companion volume to the twelve-hour PBS series from theacclaimed filmmaker behind The Civil War, Baseball, and TheWar America’s national parks spring from an idea as radical as theDeclaration of Independence: that the nation’s most magnificent andsacred places should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, butfor everyone. In this evocative and lavishly illustrated narrative,Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan delve into the history of the parkidea, from the first sighting by white men in 1851 of the valleythat would become Yosemite and the creation of the world’s firstnational park at Yellowstone in 1872, through the most recentadditions to a system that now encompasses nearly four hundredsites and 84 million acres. The authors recount the adventures, mythmaking, and intensepolitical battles behind the evolution of the park system, and theenduring ideals that fostered its growth. They capture theimportance and splendors of the individual parks: from Haleakala inHawaii to Acadia in Maine, from Denali in Alaska to the Evergladesin Florida, from Glacier in Montana to Big Bend in Texas. And theyintroduce us to a diverse cast of compelling characters—both unsungheroes and famous figures such as John Muir, Theodore Roosevelt,and Ansel Adams—who have been transformed by these special placesand committed themselves to saving them from destruction so thatthe rest of us could be transformed as well. The National Parks is a glorious celebration of an essentialexpression of American democracy.
【作者简介】
Dayton Duncan, writer and producer of The National Parks, is anaward-winning author and documentary filmmaker. His nine otherbooks include, with Ken Burns, Horatio’s Drive and Lewis &Clark. He has collaborated on all of Ken Burns’s films for twentyyears as a writer, producer, and consultant. He lives in Walpole,New Hampshire.
Ken Burns, director and producer of The National Parks, founded hisown documentary company, Florentine Films, in 1976. His filmsinclude The War, Jazz, Baseball, and The Civil War, which was thehighest-rated series in the history of American public television.His work has won numerous prizes, including the Emmy and PeabodyAwards, and has received two Academy Award nominations. He receiveda Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award in 2008. He lives in Walpole, NewHampshire.
【目录】
Preface
OUR BEST SELVES
A Treasure House of Nature's Superlatives
Chapter One
THE SCRIPTURE OF NATURE
Homeland: An Interview with Gerard Baker
Chapter Two
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE
Transcendence: An Interview with Shelton Johnson
Chapter Three
EMPIRE OF GRANDEUR
Stories of Discovery: An Interview with Nevada Barr
Chapter Four
GOING HOME
Redefining Beauty: An Interview with Paul Schullery
Chapter Five
GREAT NATURE
Democracy at Its Best: An Interview with Juanita Greene
Chapter Six
THE MORNING OF CREATION
This Is What We Loved: An Interview with Terry TempestWilliams
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