The Way West - Episode 2 (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 pioneering men and women who settled the Old West... 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 second episode, "The Approach of Civilization: 1865-1869," which chronicles the years following the Civil War when transcontinental railroads joined the coasts together. [More]

Director: Ric Burns

Director: Ric Burns
Producer: Lisa Ades, Ric Burns