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1 online resource (36 video files (approximately 1080 min.)) : sound, color. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
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Episode 1 Yellowstone: Microcosm of the National Parks Episode 2 Yellowstone's Cataclysmic Origins and Future Episode 3 Grand Teton and Jackson Hole Episode 4 Hawaii Volcanoes: Earth's Largest Mountains Episode 5 The Hawaiian Islands and Maui's Haleakala Episode 6 Mount Saint Helens, Lassen Volcanic, Rainier Episode 7 Crater Lake, Olympic, North Cascades Episode 8 Volcanoes of Alaska: Katmai and Lake Clark Episode 9 Alaska's Glacier Bay and Kenai Fjords Episode 10 Yosemite: Nature's Cathedral Episode 11 Redwoods, Sequoias, and the Sierra Nevada Episode 12 Pinnacles to Joshua Tree: The San Andreas Episode 13 Denali to Gates of the Arctic Episode 14 Death Valley and Great Basin: The Rift Zone Episode 15 Shenandoah: The Collision of Old Continents Episode 16 Great Smoky Mountains and Hot Springs Episode 17 National Rivers: Gorges, Falls, and Meanders Episode 18 Great Dune Fields of North America Episode 19 National Seashores and Lakeshores Episode 20 Reefs: Virgin Islands, Florida, Texas Episode 21 National Marine Sanctuaries and Monuments Episode 22 Acadia's Highlands and Islands Episode 23 The Dakota Badlands Episode 24 The Grand Canyon's 2-Billion-Year Staircase Episode 25 Carving the Grand Canyon Episode 26 Petrified Forest and Other Fossil Parks Episode 27 Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Arches Episode 28 Zion, Gunnison's Black Canyon, Capitol Reef Episode 29 Mesa Verde and Ancient Settlements Episode 30 The Colorado Rocky Mountains Episode 31 Montana's Glacier and the Canadian Rockies Episode 32 Big Bend on the Rio Grande and Saguaro Episode 33 Mammoth Cave, Wind Cave, Carlsbad Caverns Episode 34 The Everglades and the Congaree Bottomland Episode 35 Voyageurs, Isle Royale, the Canadian Shield Episode 36 Assembling North America, Park by Park. |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Summary |
The Great Courses is proud to join forces with National Geographic to present Wonders of the National Parks: A Geology of North America. Beautifully illustrated, these 36 half-hour lectures take you to more than a hundred spectacular sites guided by geologist and former college professor Ford Cochran, who is currently the Director of Programming for National Geographic Expeditions. |
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Rated TVPG. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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United States. National Park Service.
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National parks and reserves.
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Geology -- United States.
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North America -- Description and travel.
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| Added Author |
Cochran, Ford. Creator.
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hoopla digital.
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| Music No. |
MWT11652349 |
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