National Parks - Fire and Ice | 6
American History Tellers
English - September 19, 2018 07:05 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 17.6K ratingsHistory Kids & Family Education for Kids america history cold war prohibition Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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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.” Early explorers like John Muir saw its potential though, and clamored for its preservation in the face of increasing development and calls for statehood. But when oil is discovered, the real fight begins. Caught between angry Alaskan individualists and an ambitious federal government, the National Park Service struggles to do what’s right for the land and the people who live and depend on it.
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