Joan Juster and Paul Hill - "Alaska Far Away"
Season 4 Episode 4 | 26m 46s
Joan Juster and Paul Hill discuss their film "Alaska Far Away."
In the midst of the despair of the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal gave 202 struggling Midwestern farm families an extraordinary opportunity: a chance to start over in a far-away Alaska. Alaska Far Away tells the story of this bold government experiment, and the families who found themselves thrust into the national spotlight along the way.
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Director's Cut is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin
This program is made possible by Friends of PBS Wisconsin. Wardrobe provided by Hive of Madison and Journeyman.
Joan Juster and Paul Hill - "Alaska Far Away"
Season 4 Episode 4 | 26m 46s
In the midst of the despair of the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal gave 202 struggling Midwestern farm families an extraordinary opportunity: a chance to start over in a far-away Alaska. Alaska Far Away tells the story of this bold government experiment, and the families who found themselves thrust into the national spotlight along the way.
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Director's Cut is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin
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