The American West: History, Myth, and Legacy

The American West: History, Myth, and Legacy

Series from 2017

Series from 2017

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Genres: Documentary, Special Interest

Designed to shine a light on the American frontier, The American West: History, Myth, and Legacy reveals the grit and grandeur of an epic period in U.S.

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Award-winning Professor Patrick N. Allitt uncovers new historical angles on everything from the last stand at the Alamo to the Oregon Trail to the creation of America’s first national parks.

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Westward the Course of Empire

The West in the Colonial Era

Venturing beyond the Appalachians

Discoveries of Lewis and Clark

The Fur Trade and the Mountain Men

Trail of Tears

Struggles of the Plains Indians

Rebellious Texas and the Alamo

Traveling the Oregon Trail

Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War

The California Gold Rush

Bleeding Kansas and Civil War in the West

Building the Transcontinental Railroads

Cowboys and Cattle Drives

Homesteaders on the Plains

Little Bighorn and Wounded Knee

Life in Western Towns and Cities

John Wesley Powell and the Desert Southwest

Women in the Wild West

From Territories to Western States

Western Violence, Law, and Order

Protecting Yellowstone and Yosemite

Mythology of the American West

Winning the West?