The West
Season 1 • Episode 2: Empire Upon The Trails (1806-1848) • Watch with subtitles
Episode 2: Empire Upon The Trails (1806-1848)
September 16, 1996 • 80 min
Americans head west along many pathways -- following the fur trade into the mountains, fighting for self-determination in Texas, seeking religious freedom in Utah or a better life along the Oregon Trail. But whatever direction they travel, they move closer with every step to a “Manifest Destiny” that will make the West their own.
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