Iowa PBS Documentaries
The Happiness Machine
Special | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
An inventor from rural Iowa explores what it means to pass on the gift of place.
Carl Horton Hays grew up a sharecropper on 22 acres in rural Iowa, which he now calls The Promised Land. A philosopher, inventor and farmer, he shares the deeply intricate workings of his projects, including a full span bridge he built with his hands, how they are connected to the land which was given to him as a promise, and what he hopes to pass on to his children as a “gift of place.”
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Iowa PBS Documentaries is a local public television program presented by Iowa PBS
Iowa PBS Documentaries
The Happiness Machine
Special | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Carl Horton Hays grew up a sharecropper on 22 acres in rural Iowa, which he now calls The Promised Land. A philosopher, inventor and farmer, he shares the deeply intricate workings of his projects, including a full span bridge he built with his hands, how they are connected to the land which was given to him as a promise, and what he hopes to pass on to his children as a “gift of place.”
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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