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• Adventures Of The Old West - Pioneers And The Promised Land | DVD | (15/08/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  The Gold Rush. Shoot-outs. Cattle Drives. Buffalo herds. Pioneers. Explorers. Outlaws. Heroes. Indians. The Old West had it all. But it wasn't always the way you see it portrayed in movies or books. The real Old West was filled with colourful characters and notorious rebels. Courageous visionaries and others who helped forge a new character for a new country. This entertaining six volume series narrated by Kris Kristofferson shares the authentic stories of the Old West as they've never been told before. Rare archival photographs personal diaries letters official documents and first-hand accounts accurately capture the great turning points of America's past. It's a series that shows you an Old West that's more fascinating more moving and more capitivating than you've ever seen - and one you'll never forget. For hundreds of thousands of men women and children who fled westward in search of a 'new world' the West was the land of opportunity and adventure - the Promised Land. The mid 1800s saw a restless nation in search of many things: gold freedom rights property and a new beginning. But the price of progress was high. Felled by disease disillusionment or disaster many never found what they were looking for. Experience the lives of five Americans who exemplified the triumphs and tragedies of the time. Their courageous stories will illuminate the people who brought new life to the Old West.

• Adventures Of The Old West - Texas Cowboys And The Trail Drives | DVD | (15/08/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  The Gold Rush. Shoot-outs. Cattle Drives. Buffalo herds. Pioneers. Explorers. Outlaws. Heroes. Indians. The Old West had it all. But it wasn't always the way you see it portrayed in movies or books. The real Old West was filled with colourful characters and notorious rebels. Courageous visionaries and others who helped forge a new character for a new country. This entertaining six volume series narrated by Kris Kristofferson shares the authentic stories of the Old West as they've never been told before. Rare archival photographs personal diaries letters official documents and first-hand accounts accurately capture the great turning points of America's past. It's a series that shows you an Old West that's more fascinating more moving and more capitivating than you've ever seen - and one you'll never forget. Maybe nothing symbolises the Old West as much as the American cowboy. During the mid-to-late 1800s thousands of these hearty souls rode the trails in now legendary cattle drives. It was a rugged independent romantic way of life: intriguing then as it is today. Rare photographs and detailed journals bring the cow-punching folk heroes back to life for an informative entertaining glimpse of authentic cowboy lifestyles. You'll hear Nat Love's outrageous trail tales; take part in the 'the big round-up'; ride with the longhorn steers on their way north to Kansas; and much more. Long after the dust has settled the legend of the Texas Cowboy still stands as tall as ever.

• Adventures Of The Old West - Great Chiefs At The Crossroads | DVD | (15/08/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  The Gold Rush. Shoot-outs. Cattle Drives. Buffalo herds. Pioneers. Explorers. Outlaws. Heroes. Indians. The Old West had it all. But it wasn't always the way you see it portrayed in movies or books. The real Old West was filled with colourful characters and notorious rebels. Courageous visionaries and others who helped forge a new character for a new country. This entertaining six volume series narrated by Kris Kristofferson shares the authentic stories of the Old West as they've never been told before. Rare archival photographs personal diaries letters official documents and first-hand accounts accurately capture the great turning points of America's past. It's a series that shows you an Old West that's more fascinating more moving and more capitivating than you've ever seen - and one you'll never forget. Manifest Destiny the white man's self proclaimed 'God-Given' right to expand towards the Pacific brought on decades of great battles with dozens of Native American tribes. Some fought desperately to save their homeland others believed in fighting with words not weapons. Take a fascinating look at the lives of the peacemakers through rare photographs journals new reports and authentic accounts. You'll get to meet the Great Chiefs: Quannah Leader of the Comanche; Standing Bear of the Poncas; Washakie of the Shoshone; Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull of the Sioux; and many others.

• Adventures Of The Old West - Scouts In The Wilderness | DVD | (15/08/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  The Gold Rush. Shoot-outs. Cattle Drives. Buffalo herds. Pioneers. Explorers. Outlaws. Heroes. Indians. The Old West had it all. But it wasn't always the way you see it portrayed in movies or books. The real Old West was filled with colourful characters and notorious rebels. Courageous visionaries and others who helped forge a new character for a new country. This entertaining six volume series narrated by Kris Kristofferson shares the authentic stories of the Old West as they've never been told before. Rare archival photographs personal diaries letters official documents and first-hand accounts accurately capture the great turning points of America's past. It's a series that shows you an Old West that's more fascinating more moving and more capitivating than you've ever seen - and one you'll never forget. James Monroe's million purchase of the Louisiana Territory in 1803 gave America 830 000 square miles of uncharted miles west of the Mississippi. What was contained in this vast area was anyone's guess. The call for exploration was answered by brave adventurers pathfinders and mountain men who led the way to a new America. Vintage maps and detailed accounts help define their trailblazing glory. Travel to uncharted territory on Lewis and Clark's pioneering trek to the Pacific; the Rocky Mountain journeys of John Charles Fremont and mapmaker Carl Preuss: the first-known voyage down the Colorado River by early environmentalist John Wesley Powell and much more.

• Adventures Of The Old West - Frontier Justice: The Law And The Lawless | DVD | (15/08/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  The Gold Rush. Shoot-outs. Cattle Drives. Buffalo herds. Pioneers. Explorers. Outlaws. Heroes. Indians. The Old West had it all. But it wasn't always the way you see it portrayed in movies or books. The real Old West was filled with colourful characters and notorious rebels. Courageous visionaries and others who helped forge a new character for a new country. This entertaining six volume series narrated by Kris Kristofferson shares the authentic stories of the Old West as they've never been told before. Rare archival photographs personal diaries letters official documents and first-hand accounts accurately capture the great turning points of America's past. It's a series that shows you an Old West that's more fascinating more moving and more capitivating than you've ever seen - and one you'll never forget. Bat Masterson Wyatt Earp Jessie James John Wesley Hardin Wild Bill Hickok and Issac Parker (The Hanging Judge) are some of the legends synonymous with the Old West. But have you heard the amazing tales of Joe Horner Pat Garrett the Dalton Gang Belle Star or John King Fisher? The real lives of these notorious characters are more interesting than any book or movie has ever told. Meet the cattle rustlers bank thieves train robbers gamblers gunfighters and lawmen that made the Old West so wild.

• Adventures Of The Old West - The 49ers And The California Goldrush | DVD | (15/08/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  The Gold Rush. Shoot-outs. Cattle Drives. Buffalo herds. Pioneers. Explorers. Outlaws. Heroes. Indians. The Old West had it all. But it wasn't always the way you see it portrayed in movies or books. The real Old West was filled with colourful characters and notorious rebels. Courageous visionaries and others who helped forge a new character for a new country. This entertaining six volume series narrated by Kris Kristofferson shares the authentic stories of the Old West as they've never been told before. Rare archival photographs personal diaries letters official documents and first-hand accounts accurately capture the great turning points of America's past. It's a series that shows you an Old West that's more fascinating more moving and more capitivating than you've ever seen - and one you'll never forget. There is nothing like the power of gold. When hard-working carpenter James Marshall spotted 'something shiny' in the American River on January 24 1848 he felt the power. Soon so did the rest of the country. Within weeks thousands rushed to the land of glittering dreams. Young old white Mexican or Indian gold fever gripped them all. The quest for instant wealth created just as many problems as it solved. Classic photographs and stories reveal the exciting tales of triumph turmoil strife newfound wealth and failure.