The Awakening Land
Frontierswoman Sayward Luckett's struggles in Ohio during the late-18th and early-19th centuries.
- 1978-1978
- 1 season
- Warner Home Video
- Drama, Documentary, Action & Adventure
Frontierswoman Sayward Luckett's struggles in Ohio during the late-18th and early-19th centuries.
Season 1 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 1978
Episode 1
Part I: The Trees
Sun, Feb 19, 1978 93 mins
The Luckett family leaves their home in Pennsylvania and heads west; with her mother ill and dying, eldest daughter Sayward takes charge of the family and helps build a house and make it a home.
Episode 2
Part II: The Fields
Mon, Feb 20, 1978 98 mins
While Sayward marries and starts her own family, a town builds up around them; after some years she makes a decision that has serious consequences.
Episode 3
Part III: The Town
Tue, Feb 21, 1978 142 mins
Sayward and her family become wealthier materially but she stays the same strong-willed and level-headed matriarch. As her oldest offspring start marrying and starting their own families, she sharpens her focus on her youngest.