Making North America: Human -
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From Ice Age to oil boom, discover the challenges faced and the wealth uncovered as humans take over the continent. How did we turn rocks into riches? And what catastrophic natural disasters could threaten the civilization we've built?

Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 4222

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Making North America: Human

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Fri, Oct 31	3:00 P.M.	Superfloods NHPBS (11.1)
Sat, Nov 1	2:00 P.M.	Superfloods NH Explore (11.2)
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Tue, Nov 4	7:00 P.M.	Superfloods NH World (11.3)
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Wed, Nov 5	8:00 A.M.	Superfloods NH World (11.3)
Wed, Nov 5	9:00 P.M.	Operation Space Station: High-Risk Build NHPBS (11.1)
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Fri, Nov 7	3:00 P.M.	Operation Space Station: High-Risk Build NHPBS (11.1)
Sat, Nov 8	2:00 P.M.	Operation Space Station: High-Risk Build NH Explore (11.2)
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Sun, Nov 9	7:00 A.M.	Operation Space Station: High-Risk Build NHPBS (11.1)
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