The National Parks: America’s Best Idea
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The National Parks: America’s Best Idea is a documentary miniseries by Ken Burns that explores the history, beauty, and cultural significance of the U.S. national parks system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The National Parks: America’s Best Idea canonical | 3 |
| Ken Burns’s The National Parks: America’s Best Idea (companion book) | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The National Parks: America’s Best Idea Context triple: [Ken Burns, notableWork, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea]
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A.
Our National Parks
"Our National Parks" is a 1901 book by naturalist John Muir that passionately describes and advocates for the preservation of America's national parks.
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B.
The Fight for Conservation
The Fight for Conservation is a seminal early 20th-century book advocating scientific forest management and the sustainable use of natural resources in the United States.
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C.
The Discovery of What It Means to Be an American
"The Discovery of What It Means to Be an American" is an essay by James Baldwin that reflects on national identity, race, and belonging, particularly through his experiences living abroad.
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D.
From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America
"From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America" is a memoir by former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz that blends his personal story with reflections on business, leadership, and social responsibility in the United States.
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E.
Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life
Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life is a 1925 silent documentary film that chronicles the arduous seasonal migration of the Bakhtiari tribe across Iran’s rugged terrain in search of grazing land for their herds.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The National Parks: America’s Best Idea Target entity description: The National Parks: America’s Best Idea is a documentary miniseries by Ken Burns that explores the history, beauty, and cultural significance of the U.S. national parks system.
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A.
Our National Parks
"Our National Parks" is a 1901 book by naturalist John Muir that passionately describes and advocates for the preservation of America's national parks.
-
B.
The Fight for Conservation
The Fight for Conservation is a seminal early 20th-century book advocating scientific forest management and the sustainable use of natural resources in the United States.
-
C.
The Discovery of What It Means to Be an American
"The Discovery of What It Means to Be an American" is an essay by James Baldwin that reflects on national identity, race, and belonging, particularly through his experiences living abroad.
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D.
From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America
"From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America" is a memoir by former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz that blends his personal story with reflections on business, leadership, and social responsibility in the United States.
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E.
Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life
Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life is a 1925 silent documentary film that chronicles the arduous seasonal migration of the Bakhtiari tribe across Iran’s rugged terrain in search of grazing land for their herds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary television miniseries
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historical documentary ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Emmy Award for Outstanding Nonfiction Series ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Ken Burns ⓘ |
| depictsPeriod |
19th century United States
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20th century United States ⓘ |
| director | Ken Burns ⓘ |
| distributor |
Public Broadcasting Service
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linked to:
PBS
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| featuresLocation |
Acadia National Park
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Denali National Park and Preserve ⓘ Everglades National Park ⓘ Grand Canyon National Park ⓘ Great Smoky Mountains National Park ⓘ Yellowstone National Park ⓘ Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| featuresPerson |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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linked to:
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Horace Albright ⓘ
linked to:
Horace M. Albright
John Muir ⓘ Stephen Mather ⓘ
linked to:
Stephen Tyng Mather
Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ |
| firstAiredOn | September 27, 2009 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
creation of the U.S. national parks system
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cultural significance of national parks ⓘ natural beauty of national parks ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary
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history ⓘ nature documentary ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.pbs.org/nationalparks ⓘ |
| includesTheme |
American social history
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democracy and public access to nature ⓘ environmental conservation ⓘ |
| lastAiredOn | October 2, 2009 ⓘ |
| musicBy |
David Cieri
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Gaby Kerpel ⓘ |
| narrator | Peter Coyote ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 6 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | PBS ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Florentine Films ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| runningTimePerEpisode | approximately 120 minutes ⓘ |
| subject |
United States national parks
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linked to:
U.S. National Park
conservation in the United States ⓘ history of the U.S. National Park Service ⓘ |
| totalRunningTime | approximately 12 hours ⓘ |
| writer | Dayton Duncan ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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Geoffrey C. Ward
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notableWork
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Ken Burns’s The National Parks: America’s Best Idea (companion book)
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