The Way West - Episode 1 (1995)

Synopsis: The 4-part documentary THE WAY WEST from renowned filmmaker Ric Burns takes a photographic journey across an expanding America. Famous actors read the letters, diaries, and memoirs of the... The 4-part documentary THE WAY WEST from renowned filmmaker Ric Burns takes a photographic journey across an expanding America. Famous actors read the letters, diaries, and memoirs of the pioneering men and women who settled the Old West in the national expansion between 1845 and 1893. This volume includes the first episode, "Westward, the Course of Empire Takes Its Way: 1845-1864," which chronicles the first years of expansion from the days before the Civil War to the frenzy of the Gold Rush. [More]

Director: Ric Burns

Director: Ric Burns
Producer: Lisa Ades, Ric Burns