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The People

Season 1996 Episode 1 | 1hr 22m 20s

The West begins as the whole world to the people who live there. It becomes a New World when Europeans arrive, a world shaken by incompatible visions. And almost three centuries later, when Lewis and Clark venture west to find a Northwest Passage, this world becomes the testing-ground for a young nation's continent-spanning dream.

Aired: 09/14/96
Extras
As the 20th century neared, Americans celebrated with the World Columbian Exposition.
As settlers race to claim tribal lands, Native Americans take up the Ghost Dance.
Newcomers arrive by the millions, bringing a spirit of conformity to the West.
The federal government tightens its grip on the West.
A triumph of the human spirit, the transcontinental railroad opens a new era in the West.
Civil war comes early to the West.
The Gold Rush brings the whole world to the West.
Americans head west along many pathways.
The terrain of the West has always beckoned and repelled.
The utilization of horses changed the way of life for Native American people forever.