The Swamp
Season 31 Episode 1 | 1h 53m 13sVideo has Closed Captions
The history of the Everglades is a story of humanity’s attempt to conquer nature.
The history of the Everglades is a dramatic yet little known story of humanity’s attempt to conquer nature. The Swamp, told through the lives of a handful of colorful and resolute characters, explores the repeated efforts to reclaim, control and transform what was seen as a vast wasteland into an agricultural and urban paradise, and, ultimately, the drive to preserve America’s greatest wetland.
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The Swamp
Season 31 Episode 1 | 1h 53m 13sVideo has Closed Captions
The history of the Everglades is a dramatic yet little known story of humanity’s attempt to conquer nature. The Swamp, told through the lives of a handful of colorful and resolute characters, explores the repeated efforts to reclaim, control and transform what was seen as a vast wasteland into an agricultural and urban paradise, and, ultimately, the drive to preserve America’s greatest wetland.
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Clip: S31 Ep1 | 3m 35s | The plume trend let to the mass slaughter of the highly prized plumed birds in Florida. (3m 35s)
Clip: S31 Ep1 | 1m 33s | A reporter for The Miami Herald, Marjorie Stoneman Douglas advocated for conservation. (1m 33s)
The Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928
Clip: S31 Ep1 | 1m 30s | The Okeechobee Hurricane claimed one of the highest death tolls of any natural disasters. (1m 30s)
Hamilton Disston: Pioneering Everglades Developer
Clip: S31 Ep1 | 1m 15s | Hamilton Disston visioned the Everglades into dry land for cultivation. (1m 15s)
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Clip: S31 Ep1 | 9m 3s | Watch Chapter 1 of The Swamp. (9m 3s)
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