Why do we continue on with these pioneers? We know their stories already. Some good others bad. What about the Native Americans? Don't they have a story in this? I would like to see a real doc on the Spaniards who explored these areas 300 or so years before pioneers.
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The Great American West
Feature Film |40:35 |
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Director Reed Smoot's account of frontier settlement uses excerpts from diaries and letters.Title Details
Network / StudioTitleThe Great American WestChannelsDescriptionTHE GREAT AMERICAN WEST tells the story of the Settlement of the United States' western frontier. Using the stories and words (from diaries and letters) of real life people, this film shows not only the astonishingly beautiful territory, but also the true and often heart-wrenching stories of those who risked everything to explore and settle it. This film chronicles the major events that contributed to the settlement of the western frontier beginning with the Louisiana purchase and ending in 1890 when the U.S. Census Bureau declared that there was no more frontier; it had been settled.GenreDocumentary and BiographyRelease DateOctober 22, 1995
Cast Information
Reed SmootDirectorJason RobardsNarratorScott SwoffordProducerRichard ParkinsonWriter
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