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The Desert Speaks
The Gadsden Purchase, Part 1
Season 19
Episode 1901
Host David Yetman and Naturalist Jesus Garcia, of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, begin at the eastern border of the Gadsden Purchase and head west along the border to explore some of the social, political and financial ramifications of the Gadsden Purchase. They stop off at a cemetery in Hachita, New Mexico, the Geronimo Surrenders Monument, and the Gadsden Hotel to name a few.
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