Kirk Johnson holds a 5 pound gold nugget found in 2014 in California.
This unprecedented, 3-part series presents a bold and sweeping biography of our homeland. How was it built? How did life evolve? How did the landscape shape us? Host Kirk Johnson embarks on an epic road trip to uncover the clues just beneath our feet.
Wednesday, November 18
Episode 3: Human
From Ice Age to oil boom, discover the challenges faced and the wealth uncovered as humans take over the continent. How did we turn rocks into riches? And what catastrophic natural disasters could threaten the civilization we’ve built?
NOVA, Wednesday at 9 p.m. on PBS 6.
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