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In 1915 a young, charismatic Japanese man with a mysterious past entered into the Appalachian culture of Asheville, North Carolina, is suspicioned a spy, targeted by the Klan, but perseveres with a passion for photography and the mountains he adopts, bringing to life Great Smoky Mountains National Park & the Appalachian Trail.
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00:00No one really knew George Massa.
00:03The secrets that were there.
00:08These letters provided names and clues.
00:12Hard to imagine getting your hands around a half a million acres.
00:15That's what George Massa did.
00:17Mountains were central to who he was.
00:20What a deep, inspiring person as an artist, as a human being.
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