Going Home (1920-1933) -
national parks: america's best idea

The advent of the automobile allows more people than ever before to visit the parks. In Wyoming, John D. Rockefeller Jr. begins quietly buying up land in the Teton Mountain Range and valley in a secret plan to donate it to the government as a park.

Duration: 1 hour 56 minutes and 50 seconds

Episode Number: 104

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About National Parks: America's Best Idea:

The film is a human history set against the most stunning backdrop imaginable.

The film works its way chronologically through the history of the national parks featuring characters -- some famous, most not, from every walk of life -- who dedicated their lives to insuring all could enjoy these places.

The film explores how the national park system came to be and examines some -- but not all -- of how these majestic places came to be national parks.