Name: More to History: How the American Bison Nearly Went Extinct
Duration: 62
Description: The North American Bison once numbered nearly 50 million. But by 1890, that number would drop to only 1,000, putting them in danger of extinction.

The North American Bison once numbered nearly 50 million. But by 1890, that number would drop to only 1,000, putting them in danger of extinction.

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More to History: How the American Bison Nearly Went Extinct

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<p>Though the 19th century saw the rise of populism, the labor movement and Jacksonian democracy, it also ushered in the Gilded Age, when men like Cornelius Vanderbilt and J. P. Morgan wielded vast control over politics and business.</p>


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