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Battle for Wilderness
The first major battle for wilderness preservation erupted over the building of Hetch Hetchy Dam in Yosemite National Park in 1906. On the one side were the purists who argued that wildlands were to be left as God made them; on the other, those who believed in the wise management of natural resources. President Roosevelt, an ardent conservationist, was caught between the two.
Aired: Jan 09, 1990 Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 55m Rating: 0 Country: United States of America Production: GBH
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01: The Great Air Race of 192402: Demon Rum03: A Family Gathering04: The Great War: 191805: Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil06: Forever Baseball07: Mr. Sears' Catalogue08: Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven09: Adam Clayton Powell10: Journey to America11: Ballad of a Mountain Man12: Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice13: Orphans of the Storm14: Forbidden City, USA15: Battle for Wilderness16: Roots of Resistance: The Story of the Underground Railroad