In 1845 the magnificent vast wilderness west of the Missouri River was home to Native American Tribes, promised to them for as long as the grass grows and the rivers run. Following the 1849 Gold RUsh the ever-quickening pace of expansion led to a series of bloody confrontations as two sets of people with differing cultures and ambitions collided on the Great Plains. The American Experience presents an encore broadcast of The Way West, the acclaimed documentary from producers Ric Burns and Lisa Ades. The first two 90 minute episodes air on PBS Monday and Tuesday Sept 11 and 12 fro 9 to 1030 pm. top Kicking Bear, a mystic former intimate of Crazy HOrse. Bottom The Bawding family settlers north of Sargent Nev=braska
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