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Encore: National Parks | Fire and Ice | 6

American History Tellers

English - September 22, 2021 09:00 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 17.3K ratings
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Alaska: big, open, frozen and wild. In 1867, the acquisition of Alaska from the Russian Empire was widely derided as “folly.” But early explorers like John Muir saw its potential, and clamored for its preservation in the face of increasing development and calls for statehood. Then oil was discovered in Alaska, and the real fight began. Caught between angry Alaskan individualists and an ambitious federal government, the National Park Service struggled to do what was right for the land and the people who lived and depended on it.

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