The Way West: How the West Was Lost & Won 1845-1893 [2 Discs]

Ric Burns

Overview

"Acclaimed filmmaker Ric Burns takes an in-depth look at the final decades of the American frontier with a six-hour documentary tracing life in the American West from the Gold Rush to the massacre of American Indians at the hands of U.S. troops in the battle of Wounded Knee. As the new nation was born, the inhabitants of the old world were left to ponder an uncertain future while facing death and disease. Though the years between 1845 and 1893 would bring happiness and prosperity to many who arrived on the shores of America in search of freedom, the price paid in Native American blood would haunt the fledging nation well into the new millennium."

Product Details

Release Date:	03/21/2006
UPC:	0841887050579
Original Release:	2006
Rating:	NR
Source:	Pbs (Direct)
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[B&W]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	6:00:00
Sales rank:	41,947

Special Features

Closed Caption; (None specified)

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Technical Credits

Ric Burns

Director