The Real Wild West

Episode 2

Wars for the West

Manifest Destiny. The U.S. provokes a war with Mexico taking California and much of the Southwest. The United States is forged in wars and now stretches coast to coast.

Episode 3

Boom and Bust

The new West is a land of unprecedented opportunity. In less than a century millions of prospectors rush to gold fields boomtowns appear overnight and a transcontinental railroad allows travelers to cross the country in only seven days. It is a century of ambition greed fame and fortune.

Episode 4

Mayhem and Myth

The Wild West is born out of the desperation following the Civil War. Outlaws rampage and rob while lawmen become legends. It’s a time drenched in boozin’ gamblin’ and womanizing. However the famed Wild West looked a lot different than what we see in movies.