Wild About The West

Wild About The West

Documentary 2009

Detailing key figures and events in the history of the American West in the second half ot the 19th century.

Documentary 2009

Starring Bray Poor

EPISODE 1

The Real Wyatt Earp

Exploring the complex character of Wyatt Earp, who straddled both sides of the law in the early days of the Wild West.

44 min · 24 Mar 2018 U
EPISODE 2

The Real McCoy

When a mysterious disease threatens to derail the dreams of Texas cattlemen and their cowboys, Joe McCoy establishes the first `cow town' of Abilene as a railway shipping point in the middle of nowhere.

44 min · 17 Mar 2018 U
EPISODE 3

The Real Lonesome Dove

The epic adventure of Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving defines the spirit of the American cowboy and the brutal reality of the West in the wake of the Civil War.

44 min · 3 Mar 2018 U
EPISODE 4

The Real Billy The Kid

Investigating whether Billy the Kid was a cold-blooded killer who murdered 21 men or an orphaned teenager driven to avenge the death of the only man who offered him a place to belong.

44 min · 10 Mar 2018 U
EPISODE 5

Frontier Hitman

Investigating whether Tom Horn was a cold-hearted killer for hire or an innocent man who was framed before being hanged for the murder of a 14-year-old boy in 1903.

44 min · 31 Mar 2018
EPISODE 6

Range War

In 1889, a range war erupts in Wyoming, pitting wealthy cattle barons against the homesteaders - the powerful against the people.

44 min · 7 Apr 2018

Bray Poor

Narrator
Pip Gilmour

Director
Alan Martin

Director
Lisa Feit

Writer

About

Wild About The West

DOCUMENTARY

Detailing key figures and events in the history of the American West in the second half ot the 19th century.

Information

Studio: HISTORY
Released: 2009

Languages

Audio: English (United States) (AAC)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.