The Real West

Was Custer a bold hero or an egotistical renegade? See how the events of his famed military career led to his infamous Last Stand.

Learn the true story of Crazy Horse, the strange man of the Oglalas; warrior, mystic, and martyr.

A look back at the lives of Kit Carson, Jim Bridger, John Wesley Powell and the other mountain men, trappers and pathfinders who blazed the trail westward for pioneers to follow.

Sweep aside the historical hype and confront the real facts and controversies surrounding Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, William B. Travis and the Texan defenders of the Alamo.

Separates fact from fiction about Jesse James, John Wesley Hardin, Billy the Kid and other notorious gunslingers. Here are the gruesome truths, exaggerations and outright lies about their lives.

A vivid look at one of the rarely told sides of the Civil War-the bloody battles between North and South that took place west of the Mississippi.