Name: The Real West
Released: 1992-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Kenny Rogers

TV Show · Documentary · History

The legends, heroes, villains and the cold, harsh reality of life define the American Wild West. Programs such as LEGENDARY COWBOYS, SITTING BULL AND THE GREAT SIOUX NATION and THE RUSH FOR GOLD fuel the obsession worldwide audiences have with America's wild past.

1992 · 46m

Starring Kenny Rogers

EPISODE 1

Custer and the 7th Cavalry

An attempt to determine whether Gen. George Custer was a military hero or egotistical renegade.
EPISODE 2

Crazy Horse: The Last Warrior

Legendary warrior Crazy Horse's role in the Sioux victory over Custer at Little Bighorn.
EPISODE 3

Trailblazers & Scouts

Kit Carson, Jim Bridger and John Wesley Powell guide pioneers.
EPISODE 4

Battle of the Alamo

Separating the facts from the myths surrounding the defense of the Alamo in 1836.
EPISODE 5

Outlaws: The Ten Most Wanted

The truth behind the stories of the West's most infamous outlaws, including Billy the Kid, John Wesley Hardin and Jesse James.
EPISODE 6

The U.S. Civil War Out West

Points west of the Mississippi saw bloody battles during the Civil War.