Record Comments:  This special-issue book and record set with its unique catalog number was created as a companion piece to the National Parks. It was most likely produced as a promotional item or special mail-order purchase.

A message on the inside cover from Walt Disney Music Company states that they hope the book and record set will stimulate interest, imagination, or a memory that will promote visits to the parks and sites to see firsthand the beauty they behold.

This mini-album was produced in the same format of the SEE HEAR and READ series, but the content is not a story teller.  The record includes five songs about America, starting with Stan Jones narration and Grand Canyon song that was originally featured on the 1958 album, WDL-1005 Walt Disney Presents Songs Of The National Parks.

The remaining four songs were originally featured on the 1961 album, DQ-1217 Songs Of Our Heritage For Young Americans.

The special book that houses the record includes 24 numbered pages with illustrations and facts on twenty-five National and Historical Parks.  Some books include an "Addendum" card enclosed at page 20 that notes a correction for the death count at Gettysburg.

Matrix Number:  NHP 501 A   5  114 / NHP 501 B  114

Subject Notes:  Stan Jones was born on June 5, 1914 in Douglas, Arizona.  At the young age of 49, he succumbed to Cancer in Los Angeles on December 13, 1963.  Working as park ranger in 1948 at the US National Park in Death Valley, Jones got his Hollywood break after being assigned as the liaison to director John Ford while Ford was shooting 3 Godfathers. 

Jones is best known for his 1949 hit  Ghost Riders In The Sky.  In 1955, Jones began writing for Disney Studios and contributed to their catalog with hits such as Wringle Wrangle from Western Ho, The Wagons! and The Triple R Song from Spin and Marty.  He also appeared in Disney productions such as The Great Locomotive Chase and Ten Who Dared.