The Swamp
Season 31 Episode 1 | 1h 53m 13s
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.
Aired: 01/15/19 | Expired: 01/14/22 |
Extras From This Episode
The Price of Feathers
Clip: S31 Ep1 | 3m 35s
The Swamp: Trailer
Preview: S31 Ep1 | 30s
Marjorie Stoneman Douglas
Clip: S31 Ep1 | 1m 33s
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The Chinese Six Companies
On May 28, 1900, San Francisco policemen formed a perimeter around Chinatown as officials diagnosed bubonic plague in the neighborhood and wanted to quarantine the nearly 20,000 residents. As tensions flared, an influential group of merchants known as the Chinese Six Companies sprang into action.
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