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The Geography of Hope
Episode Seven of director Stephen Ives’ nine-part series on the West chronicles a decade with equal measures of hope and hardship. By 1877, the continent seemed firmly conquered — whites outnumbered Native Americans 40 to 1, and several seasons of unusually heavy rainfall made it seem as though industrious farmers had actually turned “the Great American desert” into arable farmland. Former slaves, calling themselves “Exodusters,” migrated en masse to Kansas amidst refrains about the promised land. But in the early 1880’s, economic depression led to increasing tension between differing racial and religious groups. In 1882 Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which prohibited immigration from China for the next ten years. That same year, polygamy was declared a federal crime — a calculated blow to the powerful Mormon community in Utah. Race riots broke out in California, Wyoming, and Washington state. Native American children were shipped off to eastern boarding schools, forbidden to speak their own tongue, and taught to think and act like whites. In the midst of this shameful era, however, Geography of Hope also catalogues the enduring seductiveness and ever-growing myth of the West by profiling swashbucklers like Teddy Roosevelt and William F. Cody — better known as Buffalo Bill. Like every period in this colorful history, the decade from 1877-1887 tells a tale of human victory, human cruelty and self-defeat, and surprising flashes of humor and spirit., “The Geography of Hope” follows the fortunes of settlers who flocked to Kansas and Nebraska in the 1870s. Included: blacks fleeing the post-Civil War South; “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s Western show; Teddy Roosevelt’s career as a farmer., “The Geography of Hope” follows the fortunes of settlers who flocked to Kansas and Nebraska in the 1870s. Included: blacks fleeing the post-Civil War South; “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s Western show; Teddy Roosevelt’s career as a rancher. Peter Coyote narrates.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “The West “The Geography of Hope 1 7?
A: The main cast includes Peter Coyote,Ken Burns,Stephen Ives.
Q: When Did the “The West” The Geography of Hope Released?
A: The Episode “The West” The Geography of Hope 1 7 originally aired on 1996-09-21 and released in the year of 1996.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “The West” The Geography of Hope?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “The West” The Geography of Hope 17?
A: “The West” The Geography of Hope 17 is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
