Post by Atomic Addiction on Sept 16, 2009 23:03:39 GMT -5
I figure this section is as good as any to post this in. Most of the National Parks are a destination...
Ken Burn's has a new documentary that will be on PBS starting Sunday the 27th. It is 12 hrs broken up into 6 episodes. Here are 5 of the 6 episode discriptions. Don't know why I can't find the 6th episode name.
www.pbs.org/nationalparks/
Sunday, September 27 — 08:00pm
Sunday, September 27 — 10:00pm
The Script of Nature: 1851-1890
The sumptuously filmed history of America's national parks begins in 1851, when California's beautiful Yosemite Valley started to attract people who wished to exploit the land, and others, like John Muir, who believed it should be preserved.
duration: 120 min
Monday, September 28 — 08:00pm
Monday, September 28 — 10:30pm
Friday, October 02 — 12:00am
The Last Refuge: 1890-1915
The years 1890 to 1915, when many Americans feared industrialization would negatively impact the country's pristine lands, are recalled. With Congress yet to establish authority or appropriations for park protection, a conservation movement begins.
duration: 150 min
Tuesday, September 29 — 08:00pm
Tuesday, September 29 — 10:00pm
The Empire of Grandeur: 1915-1919
The years 1915-19, when the conservation movement successfully pressured the federal government to create the National Park Service to oversee the nation's national parks, are recalled.
duration: 120 min
details: [HD] | [cc] [stereo] [ed taping rights: 1 year]
Wednesday, September 30 — 08:00pm
Wednesday, September 30 — 10:00pm
Going Home: 1920-1933
The years 1920-33, when the automobile enabled more people to visit the national parks, are recalled. Included: National Park Service director Stephen Mather pushes to build more roads in the parks.
duration: 120 min
Thursday, October 01 — 08:00pm
Thursday, October 01 — 10:00pm
Great Nature (1933-1945)
The years 1933-45 are recalled. Included: the Civilian Conservation Corps are created during the Depression to undertake renovation projects in the national parks; NPS biologist George Melendez Wright pushes to reform the NPS's wildlife policies.
duration: 120 min
The times may be different in your area.
Either you love Burn's stuff or you don't. Some people can't stay interested that long on one subject. I love his stuff. Being a history geek I really enjoy his other series. We are looking forward to this one because we want to drag Louise to a few of the parks once she is ready to go.
Brian
Ken Burn's has a new documentary that will be on PBS starting Sunday the 27th. It is 12 hrs broken up into 6 episodes. Here are 5 of the 6 episode discriptions. Don't know why I can't find the 6th episode name.
www.pbs.org/nationalparks/
Sunday, September 27 — 08:00pm
Sunday, September 27 — 10:00pm
The Script of Nature: 1851-1890
The sumptuously filmed history of America's national parks begins in 1851, when California's beautiful Yosemite Valley started to attract people who wished to exploit the land, and others, like John Muir, who believed it should be preserved.
duration: 120 min
Monday, September 28 — 08:00pm
Monday, September 28 — 10:30pm
Friday, October 02 — 12:00am
The Last Refuge: 1890-1915
The years 1890 to 1915, when many Americans feared industrialization would negatively impact the country's pristine lands, are recalled. With Congress yet to establish authority or appropriations for park protection, a conservation movement begins.
duration: 150 min
Tuesday, September 29 — 08:00pm
Tuesday, September 29 — 10:00pm
The Empire of Grandeur: 1915-1919
The years 1915-19, when the conservation movement successfully pressured the federal government to create the National Park Service to oversee the nation's national parks, are recalled.
duration: 120 min
details: [HD] | [cc] [stereo] [ed taping rights: 1 year]
Wednesday, September 30 — 08:00pm
Wednesday, September 30 — 10:00pm
Going Home: 1920-1933
The years 1920-33, when the automobile enabled more people to visit the national parks, are recalled. Included: National Park Service director Stephen Mather pushes to build more roads in the parks.
duration: 120 min
Thursday, October 01 — 08:00pm
Thursday, October 01 — 10:00pm
Great Nature (1933-1945)
The years 1933-45 are recalled. Included: the Civilian Conservation Corps are created during the Depression to undertake renovation projects in the national parks; NPS biologist George Melendez Wright pushes to reform the NPS's wildlife policies.
duration: 120 min
The times may be different in your area.
Either you love Burn's stuff or you don't. Some people can't stay interested that long on one subject. I love his stuff. Being a history geek I really enjoy his other series. We are looking forward to this one because we want to drag Louise to a few of the parks once she is ready to go.
Brian