Minnesota: A History of the Land

Season 1, Episode 2: Changes in the Land (1870s – 1900)

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Voices from the past and stunning nature videography re-create the natural world Euro-Americans first encounter. Find out what happens to North America’s most abundant wildlife species as commercial hunters and the railroad arrive in Minnesota.

All Episodes - Season 1

Ordering the Land (16,000 B.P. – 1870s)
Episode 1
Ordering the Land (16,000 B.P. – 1870s)
 Changes in the Land (1870s – 1900)
Episode 2
Changes in the Land (1870s – 1900)
 Out of the Ashes (1900 – 1940s)
Episode 3
Out of the Ashes (1900 – 1940s)
 Second Nature (1940s and Beyond)
Episode 4
Second Nature (1940s and Beyond)
 The Northern Forest (1910s – Early 21st Century)
Episode 5
The Northern Forest (1910s – Early 21st Century)
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