The Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is one of the world’s major river systems in size, habitat diversity and biological productivity.
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midwest USA
The Rise and Fall of the Rust Belt: Ep 2: Boom to Bust
America’s Great Lakes, with an abundance of coal, iron ore, and lots of water, fuelled an unparalleled industrial revolution. The
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The Rise and Fall of the Rust Belt: Ep 1: American Titans
America’s Great Lakes, with an abundance of coal, iron ore, and lots of water, fuelled an unparalleled industrial revolution. The
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French Voyageurs of the Great Lakes
An explorer called Jean Nicolet claimed Lake Michigan for France in 1634 but the first true French settlers were called ‘Les Couriers du Bois’ – ‘runners in the woods’. They served Louis XIV and raided the Great Lakes for gold and minerals.
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Abraham Lincoln’s Springfield
Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States for just four years between 1861 and 1865, yet he left a profound legacy.
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