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Empire upon the Trails
“Empire Upon the Trails” looks at how the US completed its westward expansion by 1848, incorporating Texas, British-held land in the Northwest and Mexican-controlled California. Included: Sam Houston’s role in Texan statehood; the ill-fated work of missionaries on the Oregon Trail., This episode covers the pivotal years from 1806-1848, when hopeful Americans began moving west in significant numbers. The disparate American trails soon merged into a single path and, regardless of their individual reasons for going there, Americans soon determined to make the West their own. This episode focuses on key characters of the West such as Joe Meek, Narcissa Whitman, Henry Sager and Sam Houston, the man who tried to create an independent republic in Mexican Texas. Part of 9., “Empire Upon the Trails” looks at how the U.S. completed its westward expansion by 1848, incorporating Texas, British-held land in the Northwest and Mexican-controlled California. Included: Sam Houston’s role in Texan statehood; the ill-fated work of missionaries on the Oregon Trail., Episode Two of director Stephen Ives’ ambitious documentary covers the years from 1806 to 1848. Once Lewis and Clark’s Corps of Discovery had mapped the unknown regions between the Mississippi and the Pacific, droves of fur trappers, itinerant adventurers, and experimental communities took to the trails and headed west. Empire Upon the Trails explores this archetypal American journey, and carefully examines the facts and personal stories behind such mythic events as the Trail of Tears, the defending of the Alamo, the Mormons’ flight to Utah under Brigham Young, and the bloody Mexican-American War.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “The West “Empire upon the Trails 1 2?
A: The main cast includes Peter Coyote,Ken Burns,Stephen Ives.
Q: When Did the “The West” Empire upon the Trails Released?
A: The Episode “The West” Empire upon the Trails 1 2 originally aired on 1996-09-16 and released in the year of 1996.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “The West” Empire upon the Trails?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “The West” Empire upon the Trails 12?
A: “The West” Empire upon the Trails 12 is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
