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American Experience; Wild By Law

08/21/1995

Time Life Video Home Video Master

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Series

American Experience

Program

Wild By Law

Program Number

411

Series Description

Premiered October 1988 As television's longest-running, most-watched history series, American Experience brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that helped form this nation. Now in its eighteenth season, the series has produced over 180 programs and garnered every major broadcast award. Series release date: 10/1988

Program Description

Chronicles the struggle of three men who fought to save the shrinking wilderness areas of the US: Robert Marshall, a wealthy New Yorker who founded The Wilderness Society; Aldo Leopold, a forester turned philosopher and seminal leader of the environmental movement who wrote A Sand County Almanac and Land Ethics; and Howard Zahniser, a passionate, savvy Washington infighter instrumental in the passage of the Wilderness Act in 1964, which designated the government as protector. Interviews with their families, David Brower, and historians. (Sequel to Battle for Wilderness, American Experience #215.)

Duration

00:56:47

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Documentary

Topics

History

Citation

Chicago: “American Experience; Wild By Law,” 08/21/1995, GBH Archives, accessed November 30, 2022, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_CBF0C89CCFE24F5BA11D2C8F2171F01F.

MLA: “American Experience; Wild By Law.” 08/21/1995. GBH Archives. Web. November 30, 2022. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_CBF0C89CCFE24F5BA11D2C8F2171F01F>.

APA: American Experience; Wild By Law. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_CBF0C89CCFE24F5BA11D2C8F2171F01F