The Way West
A six-hour documentary series chronicling the way the West was lost and won between 1845 and 1893, broadcast nationally on PBS in May 1995 as part of WGBH’s American Experience. The film looks at the final decades of the American frontier from the time of the Gold Rush until after the last gasp of the Indian wars at Wounded Knee.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.1 - Westward, the Course of Empire Takes its Way
01-01-199590m1845-1864. The Course of Empire Takes Its Way.
- Ep 2
2.2 - The Approach Of Civilization
08-01-199590m1865-1869. The Approach of Civilization.
- Ep 3
3.3 - The War for the Black Hills
15-01-199590m1870-1876. The War for the Black Hills.
- Ep 4
4.4 - Ghost Dance
22-01-199590m1877-1893. Ghost Dance.
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