Great West

Here is the epic story of the exploration and conquest of the West from 1763, when England won dominion over territory stretching as far as the Mississippi, to the twilight of the frontier in the early twentieth century. Some of the most dramatic events of our past were packed into the years in between, including the first exploration, the relentless push of the pioneers, the gold rushes, the race to build the railroads, the land booms, and the exploits of the badmen and the vigilantes.