The Real West

Episode 1

The Donner Party

Thu, Jan 13, 1994 50 mins

From hell and back, the saga of what a group of settlers had to endure on the way to the Promised Land.

Episode 2

Legends & Folklore of the Old West

Thu, Jan 27, 1994 50 mins

The prominent characters of the West, including Wyatt Earp, Billy the Kid, Jesse James and Geronimo, are portrayed by re-enactors.

Episode 3

Indian Agents

Thu, Feb 3, 1994 50 mins

Indian agents, whether missionaries or political appointees, affect reservation life.

Episode 4

The Northern Frontier: Canadian West

Thu, Feb 24, 1994 50 mins

James Douglas, who brought law and order to British Columbia's mining towns, and other pioneers who tamed the Canadian West.

Episode 5

The Johnson County War

Thu, Mar 3, 1994 50 mins

The Army restores order between cattle ranchers and homesteaders in 1892 Wyoming.

Episode 6

The Mystic Navajo

Thu, Mar 10, 1994 50 mins

In the 1860s, Kit Carson and the U.S. government forced 8,000 Navajo Indians to march to a New Mexico reservation.

Episode 7

Wild Bill Hickok

Thu, Mar 17, 1994 50 mins

The career of colorful frontiersman James Butler Hickok included stints as a lawman, scout, gunslinger and professional gambler.

Episode 8

Famous Forts and Outposts

Thu, Mar 24, 1994 50 mins

Bent's Old Fort and Forts Union and Laramie are among the fortifications where pioneers found refuge during the push west in the 19th century.

Episode 9

Steamboats West: Glory Days on the Big Muddy

Thu, Apr 7, 1994 50 mins

Steamboats open transportation for Western settlers.

Episode 10

Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce War

Thu, Apr 21, 1994 50 mins

Chief Joseph leads the Nez Perce to sanctuary in Canada.

Episode 11

The Klondike Gold Rush

Thu, May 12, 1994 50 mins

Thousands brave mountains and Yukon River rapids to reach Klondike gold fields.

Episode 12

Headline Hunters of the Old West

Thu, May 19, 1994 50 mins

Sensational news stories and dime novels make heroes of Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok.

Episode 13

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Thu, Nov 10, 1994 50 mins

Filmed on location in Saskatchewan Canada, this episode tells the story of the North West Mounted Police who eventually became the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. It tells the story from their arrival in Western Canada until the end of the 19th Century. The program focuses on the initially positive relationship between the individual officers and the first nations people, and the deterioration of that relationship culminating in the Northwest Rebellion of 1885. It also depicts the arrival of the Midland Battalion of the Canadian Milita in Saskatchewan in 1885, and the Battle of Batoche.

Episode 14

Hot Lead & Scandal: The Earps' Brand of Justice

Thu, Nov 10, 1994 50 mins

Episode 15

John Wesley Powell and the Mighty Colorado

Thu, Nov 10, 1994 50 mins

Episode 16

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Thu, Nov 10, 1994 50 mins

Episode 17

Dinosaur Hunters of the Old West

Thu, Nov 10, 1994 50 mins

Episode 18

Chicago: Gateway to the West

Thu, Nov 10, 1994 50 mins

Episode 19

General George Crook

Thu, Nov 10, 1994 50 mins

Episode 20

The Fabulous Comstock Lode: Virginia City

Thu, Nov 10, 1994 50 mins

Episode 21

The Great Cheyenne Nations: Most Feared of All

Thu, Nov 10, 1994 50 mins

Episode 22

The Great Cheyenne Nations: The Fight to Survive

Thu, Nov 10, 1994 50 mins