Encore: National Parks | Fire and Ice | 6

American History Tellers

Wondery

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, History, Education For Kids

4.7 • 18.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

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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0:00.0	Hey, Prime Members, you can listen to American History Tellers add free on Amazon Music,
0:05.6	download the app today.
0:08.5	This is a special encore presentation of our series on America's National Parks, as many
0:13.6	of us return to traveling but remain mindful of social distancing.
0:17.3	Our National Park System is experiencing record attendance, but many visitors may be unaware
0:22.4	of the turbulent and sometimes controversial histories behind such natural wonders as
0:27.2	Yosemite, Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon.
0:30.2	In this series, we'll meet the naturalists, politicians and eccentric who fought to preserve
0:35.2	the most beautiful and unblemished corners of our country.
0:38.2	And we'll also meet the indigenous peoples and early settlers who sometimes fought back.
0:45.2	Imagine this early evening on May 29, 1867.
0:58.7	You sit at a table in a tavern in Raleigh, North Carolina.
1:02.3	Room is a mingle of towns people, in northern Union soldiers.
1:06.2	You are one of the latter, a soldier under the command of Major General Daniel Sickles
1:10.8	sent to the South to help keep order during reconstruction.
1:14.6	You're waiting for your cousin, Edgar, who's gone to the bar to get drinks.
1:18.5	Edgar lives locally, and you've made a point of getting drinks with him each month, doing
1:22.4	your part to mend fences.
1:24.4	You're wrapping up your service soon though, so this will be one of your last meetings.
1:28.6	He comes back from the bar and slams the drinks down on the table.
1:31.9	The bartender's name was Seward.
1:33.5	Can you pull leave it, just like that idiot in Washington made me mad all over again.
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