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TV show
The Way West
19951 seasons4 episodes
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.
Seasons
Episode 1
1 - Westward, the Course of Empire Takes its Way
1h 30m
1845-1864. The Course of Empire Takes Its Way.
Episode 2
2 - The Approach Of Civilization
1h 30m
1865-1869. The Approach of Civilization.
Episode 3
3 - The War for the Black Hills
1h 30m
1870-1876. The War for the Black Hills.
Episode 4Latest episode
4 - Ghost Dance
1h 30m
1877-1893. Ghost Dance.
