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The West

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Updated 1 year ago
A nine-part series chronicling the turbulent history of one of the most extraordinary landscapes on earth. Beginning when the land belonged only to Native Americans and ending in the 20th century, the film introduces unforgettable characters whose competing dreams transformed the land. It was a tragic, inspiring intersection where the best of us met the worst of us — and nothing was left unchanged.
  1. Ken Burns Presents: The West Episode 1 "The People" (to 1806)
    1:22:19
  2. Ken Burns Presents: The West Episode 2 "Empire Upon the Trails" (1806–1848)
    1:24:29
  3. Ken Burns Presents: The West Episode 3 "Speck of the Future" (1848–1856)
    1:24:50
  4. Ken Burns Presents: The West Episode 4 "Death Runs Riot" (1856–1868)
    1:24:46
  5. Ken Burns Presents: The West Episode 5 "The Grandest Enterprise Under God" (1868–1874)
    1:23:49
  6. Ken Burns Presents: The West Episode 6 "Fight No More Forever" (1874–1877)
    1:24:42
  7. Ken Burns Presents: The West Episode 7 "The Geography of Hope" (1877–1887)
    1:24:46
  8. Ken Burns Presents: The West Episode 8 "One Sky Above Us" (1887–1914)
    1:51:28
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