Nature's Influence on America's Growth (1:48) Introduction: The National Parks: America's Best Idea - A Film by Ken Burns - Part 1, "The Scripture of Nature" (1851-1890) (2:53)
Since it was located in a territory, rather than a state, it became America's first national park: Yellowstone. Meanwhile, a "wonderland" of geysers, mud pots, and sulfur pits in the Wyoming territory was also protected. Control of the land was given to California. In 1864, Congress passed an act that protects Yosemite from commercial development - the first time in history that any government put forth such an idea. This episode relates how a Scottish-born wanderer named John Muir made protecting this land a spiritual calling. In 1851, word spread of California's beautiful Yosemite Valley, attracting visitors who wished to exploit the land for commercial gain as well as those who wished to keep it pristine. System requirements: FOD playback platform. : Infobase,, c2009.ġ streaming video file (116 min.) : sd., col., digital file. Uniform series National parks, America's best idea. URL Access for Access for Access for Access for Format Part 1, The Scripture of Nature (1851-1890) : America's Best Idea / Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.).
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