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Craig MacDonald

Yosemite's Unsung Heroine

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Posted: November 19, 2014

Craig MacDonald recorded this Aquacast at the Aquarium on August 19, 2014. MacDonald, a Pulitzer Prize nominee, is the author of eighteen books about the West, and his work has been published in Sierra Heritage magazine.

He discusses Jessie Benton Fremont and her work to preserve Yosemite as national park land 150 years ago.

Video Posted: November 19, 2014 | Running time: 3:44

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