Summary: They were the quintessential American heroes: the embodiment of rugged individualism and independence. For 30 years, cowboys ruled the frontier, settling the American West and carving their way into American mythology forever. This is the story of the golden era of the American Cowboy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: A battle over a dry-goods monopoly in Lincoln County, New Mexico, exposes corrupt politicians, cattle rustling, and cold-blooded murder in 1876. Erupting into a full-blown range war involving numerous Western legends, such as Billy the Kid and John Chisum, the conflict ultimately accomplishes very little.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: This episode examines Nevada's Comstock Lode and the town that boomed around its silver ore mines, Virginia City. The lode first flourished from 1859 to 1865, and again from 1873 to 1882.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: Called easy women, shady ladies, and soiled doves, the women who went west to practice the oldest profession were the first ladies of the American frontier. Arriving ahead of their decent sisters, prostitutes flocked to the boom towns and mining camps, facing ostracism and abuse as they sought a piece of the American Dream.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: In United States history, an Indian agent was an individual authorized to interact with Native American tribes on behalf of the U.S. government. Indian agents, whether missionaries or political appointees, affect reservation life.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011