Adventures Of The Old West - Scouts In The Wilderness DVD

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. [show more]

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