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American Experience; Battle For Wilderness
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- Series
- American Experience
- Program
- Battle For Wilderness
- Program Number
215
- 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
In 1913, a long debate began over whether or not to build a dam in Yosemite National Park. American attitudes towards wilderness are looked at.
- Duration
01:05:15
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Genres
- Documentary
- Topics
- History
- Citation
- Chicago: “American Experience; Battle For Wilderness,” GBH Archives, accessed January 16, 2025, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_3E683C7F6CD447DC845693CD4A9E069C.
- MLA: “American Experience; Battle For Wilderness.” GBH Archives. Web. January 16, 2025. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_3E683C7F6CD447DC845693CD4A9E069C>.
- APA: American Experience; Battle For Wilderness. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_3E683C7F6CD447DC845693CD4A9E069C