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Alaska Far Away

The New Deal Pioneers of the Matanuska Colony

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'Alaska Far Away' tells the story of the Matanuska Colonization Project of 1935, a creative and controversial New Deal program that relocated 202 families devastated by the Great Depression, taking them from the upper Midwest to the Matanuska Valley in Alaska to start an experimental farming colony. It generated a whirlwind of publicity and controversy at the time, not only as a federally-funded social experiment, but also as one of the last pioneer movements in America. The Matanuska Colony isn't just a fascinating footnote to the history of Alaska. It encompasses the despair of the Depression, the creative energy of the New Deal, the adventure of pioneering in Alaska, and the best and worst of our government and ordinary citizens in facing those extraordinary challenges.

Directed byJoan Juster, Paul Hill

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Released
Runtime
1h 31m
Language
EN
Released
March 6, 2008
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Juster Hill Productions

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Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

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Directed by
Joan Juster
Paul Hill
Written by
Jim Fox
Paul Hill
Produced by
Joan Juster
Paul Hill

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