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. The Golden Era of the American Cowboy was a powder keg of history--a period of conquest, war and money. In these brief but tumultuous years following the Civil War, men and women endured astonishing hardship and danger, from battles with Indians and outlaws, to nature's own brutalities. Yet for a few extraordinary individuals, it was a time of incredible opportunity. Cowboys drove millions of steers from Texas along cattle trails to northern railroad heads. Their daring but solitary journeys established cowboys as heroes whose strength and character made them the ultimate icons of their time.
Show Info
Network: History
(2009 -
2009)
Schedule: Sundays
(60 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type:
Documentary
Genres:
History
Episodes ordered: 6 episodes
(waiting for more votes)
Previous Episode
Range War
Episode 1x06; Dec 5, 2009
In 1889, Wyoming erupts in the West's most brutal range war--a campaign of terror pitting the wealthy cattle barons against the homesteaders, and "the powerful" against "the people." From barn burnings to lynchings to gangland slayings, the barons wi…
Previous Episodes
Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
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1x06: Range War | Dec 5, 2009 | |
1x05: Frontier Hitman | Dec 5, 2009 | |
1x04: The Real Billy the Kid | Dec 5, 2009 |