The West
Season 1 • Episode 7: The Geography Of Hope (1877-1887) • Watch with subtitles
Episode 7: The Geography Of Hope (1877-1887)
September 21, 1996 • 80 min
Newcomers arrive by the millions, bringing a new spirit of conformity to the West. Indian children are taught to forsake their heritage, Mormons are told to abandon a tenet of their faith, and new laws deny Chinese and Mexican Americans a place in society. Yet the legend of the “Wild West” lives on, thanks to the greatest showman of the age.
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