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Expeditions with Patrick McMillan

Rediscovering Catesby’s Carolina (Part 2)

Season 4 Episode 410

We cannot understand the present without a clear understanding of the past. Imagine a Carolina where Bison, Elk and Wolves roam vast grasslands, where fire, set by humans shape the land and where Native Americans are still the dominant force managing the landscape.

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