The Grandest Enterprise Under God (1868-1874)

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The West
19th September 1996 1 hour 20 mins Season 1 Episode 5

A triumph of the human spirit, the transcontinental railroad opens a new era in the West, carrying homesteaders onto the prairies, bringing cowboys up the cattle trail from Texas, helping give women the vote in Utah and sending buffalo hunters onto the plains, where they drive a symbol of the West -- and a way of life -- to the brink of extinction.

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Season 1 · Episode 6

Fight No More Forever (1874-1877)

The federal government tightens its grip on the West, but three bold spirits remain defiant -- Sitting Bull, who prophesies his people's greatest victory but cannot prevent their ultimate defeat; Brigham Young, who must sacrifice a spiritual son to save his church; and Chief Joseph, who triumphs in defeat as an indomitable voice of conscience for the West.
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01 Peter Coyote profile Peter Coyoteas Self - Narrator 02 N. Scott Momaday profile N. Scott Momadayas Self - Writer 03 Murphy Guyer profile Murphy Guyeras Self 04 John Trudell profile John Trudellas Self 05 Eli Wallach profile Eli Wallachas Self 06 Arthur Miller profile Arthur Milleras Self 07 John Lithgow profile John Lithgowas Self 08 Gary Sinise profile Gary Siniseas T. P. Eagan 09 Jimmy Smits profile Jimmy Smitsas Self 10 Keith Carradine profile Keith Carradineas Self 11 Adam Arkin profile Adam Arkinas Self 12 Matthew Broderick profile Matthew Broderickas Self - William Swain 13 Stephen Ives profile Stephen IvesDirector / Writer 14 Geoffrey C. Ward profile Geoffrey C. WardWriter
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