The American West
“The truth is always wilder.”
2016•TV-14•1 Seasons•8 Episodes•6.7•Ended
DocumentaryWesternAction & AdventureCrimeDrama
The story of the aftermath of the Civil War and how the United States transformed into the “land of opportunity" spanning the years 1865 to 1890. Transporting into the violent world of cowboys, Indians, outlaws and law men, the story chronicles the personal, little-known stories of Western legends such as Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp, Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull.
Network
AMC
Origin
US
Cast
Bert Thomas Morris
Narrator (voice)
Derek Chariton
Billy the Kid
David H. Stevens
Jesse James
Joseph Carlson
Frank James
Kera O'Bryon
Zerelda James
Morgan Lund
Ulysses S. Grant
Jim Jackman
Rutherford B. Hayes
Mike Marunde
William Tecumseh Sherman
John C. Bailey
Gen. George Armstrong Custer
Will Strongheart
Crazy Horse
Mo Brings Plenty
Sitting Bull
Jonathan C. Stewart
Wyatt Earp
Nick Bialis
Morgan Earp
Ric Maddox
Pat Garrett
Marty Collins
John Tunstall
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