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- Historical documentary on the Spanish-American war, the events surrounding it, and the people involved. Highlights events in Cuba and the Philippines.
- History and tour of the famed prison from it's days as a military fort to its use by Native American protesters in the 1970's. Includes interviews with former inmates and families of prison officials who lived on the island.
- The West had always symbolized hope and new beginnings, but in the 1850s, as more American pioneers poured west to start over, they brought with them the nation's oldest, most divisive issue -- slavery.
- In the early 1800's, no one knew who would control the seemingly infinite spaces of the West.
- In 1848, a sawmill worker named James Marshall reached down into the stream bed of the American River in California -- and came up with the future of the West in the palm of his hand. He had discovered gold.
- After the Civil War reunited North and South, Americans set out with renewed energy and optimism to finally unite the nation, East and West.
- This series chronicles the saga of the American West, tracing the lives of a diverse cast of characters, from explorers, soldiers and Indian warriors to settlers, railroad builders and gaudy showmen, who share their stories in their own words, through diaries, letters and autobiographical accounts.
- America's rapid growth in the early 20th century exposes millions to natural and man-made disasters. Americans are both fascinated and horrified by these catastrophes ,many of which they record on film. As the century progresses these disasters teach them about the natural world and how to mitigate against further fatal events. Now, using rare archive and home movie footage, this story is told in color, for the very first time.
- In the Utah desert in 1869, a golden spike marked the completion of the first transcontinental railroad. On the 150th anniversary, Ed speaks with descendants and educators to learn about this triumph-and its human and environmental costs.
- Oak Island metal detection expert, Gary Drayton joins a relative of Butch Cassidy on a treasure hunt to the legendary robber's roost and unearths a piece of outlaw treasure history.
- The dispute between John Muir and Josiah Whitney over how the Yosemite Valley formed is settled with a 200 million year long story more complex then either imagined.
- Actually in this same show Michael travels on to Los Angeles also. He travels on the Coast Starlight rail service, he visits the historic port of Monterey, Warner Bros studio, and explores a rail link with 7 new stations on the LA Metro that was started in 2015 and expected finish date is 2024.