The West
The West
Documentary

The West

1S | 9E
09/15/1996
8.4
The People (1500-1806)
S1E1

1. The People (1500-1806)

10.0
9/15/1996
Empire Upon The Trails (1806-1848)
S1E2

2. Empire Upon The Trails (1806-1848)

10.0
9/16/1996
The Speck Of The Future (1848-1856)
S1E3

3. The Speck Of The Future (1848-1856)

10.0
9/17/1996
Death Runs Riot (1856-1868)
S1E4

4. Death Runs Riot (1856-1868)

0.0
9/18/1996
The Grandest Enterprise Under God (1868-1874)
S1E5

5. The Grandest Enterprise Under God (1868-1874)

0.0
9/19/1996
Fight No More Forever (1874-1877)
S1E6

6. Fight No More Forever (1874-1877)

0.0
9/20/1996
The Geography Of Hope (1877-1887)
S1E7

7. The Geography Of Hope (1877-1887)

0.0
9/21/1996
Ghost Dance (1887 -1914)
S1E8

8. Ghost Dance (1887 -1914)

0.0
9/22/1996
One Sky Above Us (1887-1914)
S1E9

9. One Sky Above Us (1887-1914)

0.0
9/23/1996

Overview

The West, sometimes marketed as Ken Burns Presents: The West, is a documentary film about the American Old West. It was directed by Stephen Ives and the executive producer was Ken Burns. The film originally aired on PBS in September 1996.