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1
The People (1500-1806)
The West begins as the whole world to the people who live there. It becomes a New World when Europeans arrive, a world s…
2
Empire Upon The Trails (1806-1848)
Americans head west along many pathways -- following the fur trade into the mountains, fighting for self-determination i…
3
The Speck Of The Future (1848-1856)
The Gold Rush brings the whole world to the West, as 49ers from Asia, South America and the eastern states scramble for …
4
Death Runs Riot (1856-1868)
Civil war comes early to the West. In “Bleeding Kansas,” abolitionists battle for free soil. In Utah, federal troops mar…
5
The Grandest Enterprise Under God (1868-1874)
A triumph of the human spirit, the transcontinental railroad opens a new era in the West, carrying homesteaders onto the…
6
Fight No More Forever (1874-1877)
The federal government tightens its grip on the West, but three bold spirits remain defiant -- Sitting Bull, who prophes…
7
The Geography Of Hope (1877-1887)
Newcomers arrive by the millions, bringing a new spirit of conformity to the West. Indian children are taught to forsake…
8
Ghost Dance (1887 -1914)
As settlers race to claim tribal lands, Native Americans take up the Ghost Dance, trusting in its power to restore a los…
9
One Sky Above Us (1887-1914)
Los Angeles steals its water supply, millions of Mexicans migrate north, and Hollywood begins to shape the West and the …
