Ep. 07: America's Best Idea

Often praised as "America's best idea," the origin story of the national parks is largely incomplete. Dina Gilio-Whitaker's books "As Long as Grass Grows" and "All the Real Indians Died Off" are available at https://amzn.to/3aRotT For transcripts and more, visit trailweight.co. Trail Weight is a Podglomerate Original. *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy.  Since you're listening to Trail Weight, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding storytelling, comedy, and the outdoors like Storybound and Green Eggs and Dan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices