The latest addition to the high-def filmed multi-volume Discoveries…America National Parks series from Jim and Kelly Watt covers 13 national parks in five Northeastern states, sites rich with history and regional culture. A popular scenic coastal destination, Acadia National Park wraps around Bar Harbor, ME, and was the first national park established east of Mississippi (it was originally named Lafayette Park in 1919). The park’s near-50,000 acres of protected land were carved during an ice age and millions of visitors come annually to enjoy the museums and Bar Harbor’s lobsters. In New Jersey, the Thomas Edison National Historical Park preserves Edison’s chemical laboratory and many of his inventions (and co-inventions): phonographs, typewriters, cameras, and more. Movie fans will enjoy the reconstruction of Edison’s Black Maria, arguably the first studio, and the opportunity to see some of the earliest, 19th-century short works ("The Kiss," "Enchanted Drawing"). People who like to explore old, hollowed-out, sprawling seaside forts can visit Sandy Hook Gateway National Park on the New Jersey shore. Woodstock, VT, a picturesque, historic village in the Green Mountains, is home to the Marsh Billings Rockefeller Historical Park—the only national park in the state. Here one can find a tribute to an American more of us should know about: George Perkins Marsh, who changed the very concept of land use and forestry conservation. Also of major interest is the Women’s Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, NY, where in 1848 the women’s rights movement officially began. A visitors center features fantastic sculptures on display, and major historical properties on the park’s seven acres include a house occupied for years by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the noted 19th-century feminist leader. Sure to appeal to armchair travelers and history buffs, this is recommended. Aud: P. (T. Keogh)
Discoveries…America National Parks: Acadia National Park & Historic New England
(2018) 56 min. DVD or Blu-ray: $24.95. DRA. Bennett-Watt HD Productions. PPR. ISBN: 978-1-60490-214-3 (dvd), 978-1-60490-237-2 (blu-ray). Volume 33, Issue 4
Discoveries…America National Parks: Acadia National Park & Historic New England
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