Genre: TV Series
Grade: A+
Notable People: a wonderful cast of characters from John Muir to Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt, Created by: Ken Burns
Title: The National Parks: America’s Best Idea
Review: If you have the time…. just watch this. An extraordinarily uplifting six part- eighteen-hour series by Americas’ finest historian/ storyteller. Just an amazing story of perseverance over hardships and narrowmindedness, larger than life heroes and happy ultimate endings. Just what we all need right about now. Who knew how difficult this was, and how much greed and private control got in the way. I gained a new and amazing respect for the early pioneer advocates like John Muir, the little known people fighting the good fight along the way who refused to lose the dream, and the great leaders like the Roosevelts. Watching FDR made me weep, given our current leadership situation. These folks were just plain visionaries, deferring everything to the ultimate public good. Majestically shot, engagingly told and wonderfully written…. this is a pure gem……………not to be missed. Also available on PBS.