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Horse Power

Season 1 Episode 105
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Chain of Events

Season 1 Episode 106
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Season 1 Episode 107
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Religion: Church in States

Season 2 Episode 202
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Travel: Migration to Mobility

Season 2 Episode 204
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Hunting: Field to Fork

Season 2 Episode 205
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Native Americans: An Uncommon History

Native Americans: An Uncommon History

Season 2 Episode 206
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Trains: Tracking Progress

Season 2 Episode 207
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Space: The Final Frontier

Season 3 Episode 301
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Season 3 Episode 302
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Reconnecting Roots

National Parks: Progress & Preservation

Season 1 Episode 104

From purple mountain majesties to amber waves of grain, America has a wealth of natural treasures to behold. After a century of the National Park service, much of our lands have been preserved for countless generations to enjoy, but not without the mixed blessings of progress.

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Weather: “Field to Forecast”
26:46
From superstitions to science, Jim Cantore explains our fascination with the forecast.
Shelter: “House & Home”
26:46
How the shape of the average American home has changed and the way it reshaped our lives.
Clothing: Cut From Whole Cloth
26:46
Fashion icons Leslie Hall and Jeff Garner show how Americans and clothing are intertwined.
Food: Around the Table
26:46
Exploring our foodways and how recipes are derived with chef/restaurateur Mashama Bailey.
Photography: “Picture This”
26:46
National Geographic’s Joel Sartore talks photography and how it developed our lifestyle.
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