Season 4

Tensions between the North and South run high as plans for Reconstruction are underway.

The transcontinental railroad connects the country like never before, bringing thousands out West.

The American cowboy emerges as the beef industry booms in the Northern states.

Icons like Clay Allison and Calamity Jane put the “wild” in the Wild West.

As crime runs rampant in the Wild West, lawmen bring order to the chaos.

Host Stan Ellsworth shares stories of the Wild West’s most iconic outlaws.

Stan travels to Dodge City where the story of Western legend Wyatt Earp began.

The Lakota Nation fights to keep their land as settlers move into the American frontier.

Stan recounts the tale of Chief Joseph and his fight to protect the Nez Perce land from settlers.

Land disputes between cattle barons and settlers lead to range wars across the Western states.

Stan discusses the entrepreneurs who found great success while developing California.

Stan recounts the final days of legendary outlaws as the age of the Wild West comes to an end.

Tall tales, dime novels, stage shows and motion pictures immortalize the days of the Wild West.