"Failed Experiments": The Story of America [Ep. 3]
Our American Stories
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4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 19 July 2023
⏱️ 26 minutes
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On this episode of Our American Stories, with plenty of land came plenty of opportunity for experimentation. Bill McClay, the author of Land of Hope, walks us through these planned "utopias", how they failed, and why that matters for us today.
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