The National Parks: America's Best Idea Audio Book (Kend Burns and Dayton Duncan)

Running Time: 385 minutess on CD
Price: $30.00
Publisher: Random House Audio (2009)
ISBN: 978-0-7393-6632-5

Read by the authors, this audio book recounts the adventures, myth-making, and intense political battles behind the evolution of the park system, and the enduring ideals that fostered its growth. They capture the importance and splendors of the individual parks: from Haleakala to Acadia, from Denali to the Everglades, from Glacier to Big Bend. They introduce us to a diverse cast of characters- both unsung heroes and famous figures such as John Muir, Theodore Roosevelt, and Ansel Adams- who have been transformed by these special places and committed themselves to saving them from destruction so that the rest of us could be transformed as well. Abridged Compact Disc.