The completion of the transcontinental railroad marks the beginning of a new era of westward expansion, as homesteaders, buffalo hunters, and cowboys rush to the American West.
Aired: Sep 15, 1996The European perception of the West was as a vast, uncharted wilderness, ripe...
Aired: Sep 16, 1996The Wild West beckons, a lawless frontier where power is up for grabs, and ri...
Aired: Sep 17, 1996A life-altering event in California's past begins as James Marshall stumbles ...
Aired: Sep 18, 1996The pioneers' journey to start anew in the American West was complicated by t...
5. The Grandest Enterprise Under God
Aired: Sep 19, 1996The completion of the transcontinental railroad marks the beginning of a new ...
Aired: Sep 20, 1996By 1877, the remaining Native American resistance to America's westward expan...
Aired: Sep 21, 1996The colonization of the West is nearing its end, with Native American populat...
Aired: Sep 22, 1996A clash between settlers seeking land and Native Americans unfolds, as the la...
Aired: Sep 23, 1996The 20th century unfolds in the West, where mining towns evolve into industri...
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