The National Parks: America's Best Idea - Season 1 Episode 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 - will have any pristine land left. At the same time, poachers in the parks are rampant, and visitors think nothing of littering or carving their names near iconic sites like Old Faithful. Congress has yet to establish clear judicial authority or appropriations for the protection of the parks. This sparks a conservation movement by organizations such as the Sierra Club, led by John Muir; the Audubon Society, led by George Bird Grinnell; and the Boone and Crockett Club, led by Theodore Roosevelt. The movement fails, however, to stop San Francisco from building the Hetch Hetchy dam at Yosemite, flooding Muir's "mountain temple" and leaving him broken-hearted before he dies.
Year: 2009
Genre: Documentary
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Studio: PBS
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Cast: Adam Arkin, Philip Bosco, Peter Coyote, Amy Madigan, Tom Hanks, Murphy Guyer
Crew: Ken Burns (Director), Julie A. Dunfey (Producer), Ken Burns (Producer), Dayton Duncan (Writer)
First Air Date: Sep 27, 2009
Last Air date: Oct 02, 2009
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 6 Episode
Runtime: 120 minutes
IMDb: 7.90/10 by 22.00 users
Popularity: 1.7661
Language: English
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