west (u.s.)

Ken Burns' portrait of a two-and-a-half year expedition, that when completed and reported, provided Americans with a compelling look at the Louisiana Purchase, and the prospect of boundless opportunities to be made west of the Mississippi River.

Presents a detailed, historical overview of America's territorial expansion westward, and covers the Louisiana Purchase, the gold rush to California, cowboys, conflicts with Native Americans, and frontier life.

Explores the people, ideas, and events that shaped four hundred years of American history, focusing on the exploration and migration towards the west coast.

A portrait of frontier life on the Oregon Trail that puts the reader at the center of the action.

Explore the changing landscape of the South, from the Chesapeake Bay's wetlands to the Appalachians to the dusty oilfields of Texas.

In 1890 Washington the only family Joseph Johnson has left is his half-wild Indian pony, Sarah, so when she is sold by a man who has no right to do so, he sets out to get her back--and he plans to let nothing stop him in his quest.

Looks at the historic expedition of Merriwether Lewis and William Clark, whose "Corps of Discovery" set out from St. Louis in May of 1804 to explore and map the lands acquired in the recent Louisiana Purchase.

Investigates the death of Christopher McCandless who hiked into the Alaskan wilderness and was never seen alive again.