The Real Wild West

Young historians, guides and descendants share the rich and overlooked history of the Native Americans who were there long before the "west was won".

The U.S. provokes a war with Mexico, taking California and much of the Southwest. The United States is forged in wars and now stretches coast to coast.

The new West is land of unprecedented opportunity. In less than a century, millions of prospectors rush to gold fields and boomtowns appear overnight.

The Wild West is born out of the desperation following the Civil War. Outlaws rampage and rob while lawmen become legends.