The Real West
1992 · Documentary · 3 Seasons · 66 Episodes ·
This documentary series shows stories of how the real West was created and separates fact from fiction.
E11. George Custer: Showdown at Little Big HornGeorge Custer: Showdown at Little Big HornE22. Crazy Horse: The Last WarriorE33. Trailblazers & ScoutsE44. The Battle of the AlamoDavy Crockett, Jim Bowie, and William Bennet Travis were heroes of the frontier, whose colorful careers made them symbols of the American Spirit. The Battle of the Alamo examines the impulsive heroics, the fatal miscalculations, and the vain ambitions of three men out to carve their marks into American FolkloreE55. Outlaws: The Ten Most WantedA study of gunslingers, including Jesse James, John Wesley Hardin and Billy the Kid. Host: Kenny Rogers.E66. The U.S. Civil War Out WestE77. The Law From Behind the Tin StarE88. The Dalton Gang“The Dalton Gang,” good guys turned bad who went from being U.S. marshals to robbing banks and trains. Their banditry ended in 1892 in Coffeyville, Kan., where four gang members were killed during an attempt to rob two banks in one day.E99. The Mexican WarE1010. Stagecoach and the Pony ExpressThe stagecoach and the pony express, and how they linked the East Coast to the West.E1111. Indian Weapons & the Warrior SocietiesE1212. Buffalo Bill & His Wild West ShowE1313. Westward Ho! The Wagon TrainE1414. Geronimo: The Last RenegadeBiography of Geronimo, the legendary Chiricahua Apache leader who refused to let his people be placed on a reservation and fought the US Army and local Arizona residents for many years in the late 1800s. He even raided into Mexico, terrorizing the population and battling Mexican troops.E1515. The Coming of the Iron HorseE1616. Wild, Wild WomenThe wild women of the Old West weren't prissy little frontier fillies. They staked their claim to Western legend with a style all their own. Problem is, history leans to the male gunslingers and Indian fighters. In Wild Women, America's folklore heroines get their just rewards.E1717. Bloody Dodge CityE1818. The Guns That Tamed the WestE1919. The Trail of TearsE2020. The PinkertonsE2121. Easy Women: Prostitution in the Real West
