American Experience
Season 2, Episode 8: Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven
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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.
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