The Geography Of Hope (1877-1887)

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The West
21st September 1996 1 hour 20 mins Season 1 Episode 7

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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Season 1 · Episode 8

Ghost Dance (1887 -1914)

As settlers race to claim tribal lands, Native Americans take up the Ghost Dance, trusting in its power to restore a lost way of life until their hopes are crushed at Wounded Knee. The new century marks a new era in the West, an age of aqueducts and smelters. But the West remains what it has always been, a world waiting for a dream.
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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 Geoffrey C. Ward profile Geoffrey C. WardWriter 14 Stephen Ives profile Stephen IvesWriter / Director
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