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American Zion: Cliven Bundy, God & Public Lands in the West
Written by Betsy Gaines Quammen
Narrated by Emily Durante
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American Zion is the story of the Bundy family, famous for their armed conflicts in the West. With an antagonism that goes back to the very first Mormons who fled the Midwest for the Great Basin, they hold a sense of entitlement that confronts both law and democracy. Today their cowboy confrontations threaten public lands, wild species, and American heritage.
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