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Season 3, Episode 10: Trailheads: The Oregon Trail's Origins

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In 1971, three college kids blazed a new trail in the world of interactive entertainment with the creation of The Oregon Trail. Produced by the independent media outlet MinnMax, this documentary is the untold story of how Bill Heinemann, Paul Dillenberger, and Don Rawitsch created a phenomenon, became Minnesota's greatest video game pioneers, and why they gave it all away for free.

All Episodes - Season 3

Citizen
Episode 1
Citizen
 Lost Duluth I
Episode 2
Lost Duluth I
 Robert Bly: A Thousand Years of Joy
Episode 3
Robert Bly: A Thousand Years of Joy
 The Past Is Alive Within Us: The U.S.- Dakota Conflict
Episode 4
The Past Is Alive Within Us: The U.S.- Dakota Conflict
 Stalag Luft III: One Man's Story
Episode 5
Stalag Luft III: One Man's Story
 Coming to Mni Sota
Episode 6
Coming to Mni Sota
 Stories Under The Stones
Episode 7
Stories Under The Stones
 Dakota Conflict
Episode 8
Dakota Conflict
 Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page
Episode 9
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page
 Trailheads: The Oregon Trail's Origins
Episode 10
Trailheads: The Oregon Trail's Origins
 Girl from Birch Creek
Episode 11
Girl from Birch Creek
 Lost Twin Cities I
Episode 12
Lost Twin Cities I
 Minnesota: A History of the Land
Episode 13
Minnesota: A History of the Land
 Return to Skid Row
Episode 14
Return to Skid Row
 Armed with Language
Episode 15
Armed with Language
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