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S2 E3 8/28/15

Defend the Frontier

In the dead of winter, McCarthy, Alaska, residents push themselves to extremes, focused on leaving their mark on the world. Jeremy Keller trains his 10-year-old son in the ways of the wilderness, and Neil Darish calls a town meeting to recruit supports to help develop a mine tour to attract tourists.

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Episode   1

Wolves at the Door

Episode   2

Starvation Country

Episode   3

Defend the Frontier

Episode   4

Dying Days Of Winter

Episode   5

The Breakup

Episode   6

Return To The Mother Lode

Episode   7

The End Of The Frontier

Episode   8

Brave New McCarthy