About this season
4-part series revealing the real history of the Wild West. Beyond gunslingers and lawmen we meet the diverse pioneers who shaped a country.
Episodes (4)
1. Into the Wild
Aired 29 June 2023 • 55 min
Young historians guides and descendants tell the untold stories of the Wild West. From the rich history of the Native Americans who were there long before the “west was won” to the trickle of frontiersmen that becomes a flood of settlers seeking furs gold a free homestead and a new start.
2. Wars for the West
Aired 29 June 2023 • 58 min
Manifest Destiny. The U.S. provokes a war with Mexico taking California and much of the Southwest. The United States is forged in wars and now stretches coast to coast.
3. Boom and Bust
Aired 29 June 2023 • 52 min
The new West is a land of unprecedented opportunity. In less than a century millions of prospectors rush to gold fields boomtowns appear overnight and a transcontinental railroad allows travelers to cross the country in only seven days. It is a century of ambition greed fame and fortune.
4. Mayhem and Myth
Aired 29 June 2023 • 50 min
The Wild West is born out of the desperation following the Civil War. Outlaws rampage and rob while lawmen become legends. It’s a time drenched in boozin’ gamblin’ and womanizing. However the famed Wild West looked a lot different than what we see in movies.