America: Promised Land: Mennonite Migrants Bring Wheat to Kansas | History

In 1873, migrants seeking land in the Great Plains carry chests filled with Turkey Red Wheat, a tough grain that will transform Kansas into America’s bread basket. #AmericaPromisedLand
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America: Promised Land
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America: Promised Land
"America: Promised Land" chronicles the massive immigration patterns of ethnic groups to the United States, anchored by interviews with descendants of ancestors and geographical imagery that showcases the history of how America was populated.
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[@caelanrileyfriesen3659]

My ancestors were Russian Mennonites, but they moved to the prairie provinces in Canada and saved Manitoba's failing economy with their farming and agricultural skills

[@scotter23]

I am the Great Great Grandson of Bernhard Warkentin I wish they didn't cut out the segment with me and my kids but they did.

[@brunoprovangenoia5659]

I watched it
... From coal to steel to The Vanderbilts to The Morgan's to Edison and electricity to GE

[@erlanggaprasetyo1606]

"he is probably a Mennonite...(laughing)". bill guarnere said about winters. band of brothers episode 2.

[@tammyl3726]

Wheat and Tares.....

[@tammyl3726]

Camp...27

[@bethgott9768]

Which part rejects Christianity?