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The Wild West

The Wild West

2007•1h 0m•Documentary•Drama
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Drama-documentary series telling the story of the American West and its people.

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateFeb 27, 2007

Episodes

Episode 1 - Custer's Last StandE160m

Custer's Last Stand

This episode sheds new light upon the anathemised General Custer, questioning the standard view of him as an incompetent and vainglorious idiot and presenting him as an intelligent and ruthless man, whose last battle could easily have been a victory if things had gone as he'd planned.

Feb 27, 2007

Episode 2 - Billy the KidE260m

Billy the Kid

Billy the kid, the most notorious figure of the wild west, is on trial again... this time the world's three leading experts, re-examining old evidence and pondering letters from Billy the Kid that have never been seen before, try to determine just how guilty he was, and whether the then governor of New Mexico, Lew Wallace, really had promised Billy a pardon, and if so, why? Was Billy the Kid the psychopathic killer history says he is or was he completely different from the legend that has built up around him?

Mar 6, 2007

Episode 3 - The Gunfight at the OK CorralE360m

The Gunfight at the OK Corral

The gun fight at the okay corral is, perhaps, the most famous shootout in history. In thirty seconds a new image in legend was born - the legend of the Righteous Lawman. But what was Wyatt Earp truly like? After the gunfight at the OK Corral Earp was not seen as a hero. He was charged with murder and put on trial for his life. Was he a 'Righteous Lawman' fighting for justice and equality, or was he just a ruthless enforcer, hardly bett...

Mar 13, 2007

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