American Experience
Season 2, Episode 15: Battle for Wilderness
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The first major battle for wilderness preservation erupted over the building of Hetch Hetchy Dam in Yosemite National Park in 1906. On the one side were the purists who argued that wildlands were to be left as God made them; on the other, those who believed in the wise management of natural resources. President Roosevelt, an ardent conservationist, was caught between the two.
All Episodes - Season 2
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
Episode 9
Adam Clayton Powell
Episode 10
Journey to America
Episode 11
Ballad of a Mountain Man
Episode 12
Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice
Episode 13
Orphans of the Storm
Episode 14
Forbidden City, USA
Episode 15
Battle for Wilderness
Episode 16
Roots of Resistance: The Story of the Underground Railroad