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American Experience

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Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven

A stunning film portrait of Yosemite National Park. The film's narration is taken from using the 1851 diary of the first expedition of soldiers into the sacred valley home of the Ahwahnechee tribe and introduces today's hikers and campers, to whom Yosemite is a true shrine.

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Episode 1: The Great Air Race of 1924

Episode 2: Demon Rum

Episode 3: A Family Gathering

Episode 4: The Great War: 1918

Episode 5: Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil

Episode 6: Forever Baseball

Episode 7: Mr. Sears' Catalogue

Episode 8: Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven

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