The National Parks: America's Best Idea

Season 1 Episode 6: The Morning of Creation: 1946-1980

Oct 02, 2009 NR 1h 54m 8.4

After World War II, an increasingly mobile nation visits the parks as never before. When Jimmy Carter sets aside 56 million acres in Alaska-the largest grassroots movement in conservation history fights for the creation of seven new parks.

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Scripture of Nature: 1851-1890

1. The Scripture of Nature: 1851-1890

Aired: Sep 27, 2009

A study of the first ideas which led to the establishment of America's nation...

Episode 2 The Last Refuge: 1890-1915

2. The Last Refuge: 1890-1915

Aired: Sep 28, 2009

Americans begin to question the nation's rush across the continent that has d...

Episode 3 The Empire of Grandeur: 1915-1919

3. The Empire of Grandeur: 1915-1919

Aired: Sep 29, 2009

Stephen Mather accepts the offer to oversee the national parks for one year. ...

Episode 4 Going Home: 1920-1933

4. Going Home: 1920-1933

Aired: Sep 30, 2009

Mather and Albright ally themselves with the automobile to "democratize" the ...

Episode 5 Great Nature: 1933-1945

5. Great Nature: 1933-1945

Aired: Oct 1, 2009

Franklin D. Roosevelt enters battles to create national parks on the Olympic ...

Episode 6 The Morning of Creation: 1946-1980

6. The Morning of Creation: 1946-1980

Aired: Oct 2, 2009

After World War II, an increasingly mobile nation visits the parks as never b...

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Main Cast

Peter Coyote Narrator

Appearances

Dayton Duncan

Creators

Ken Burns Director

Dayton Duncan

Dayton Duncan Writer

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Current Status: Ended

Network: PBS

Genres: Documentary, History

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