PBS National Parks

[Crafty Angler]

Originally Posted by ProfessorM

The acoustic guitar in the beginning got me hunting for the music. If anyone else is interested here is the info on the music.

The National Parks: America's Best Idea: Music in the Film | PBS

That was the first thing that struck me - the score for the show was excellent - thanks for the link, Paul

The stories of survival and determination were phenomenal - I hope it inspires younger people to become more interested in the history of the United States and the men and women who played a role in our development

Although I knew who John Muir was, the details of his involvement in the parks was pretty amazing

On the other hand, I am an ex-English department owl (believe it or not) so the Emerson, Thoreau and Whitman influences on Muir at the time were obvious to me - I used to teach AmLit/American Studies to college freshmen as an undergrad

Or Bonehead Humanities, as I used to call it...

All in all a great presentation - I'm really looking forward to the rest of the series...