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David Crockett is much more than his legend as a backwoods hero of the western frontier; in truth, he was an aspiring American statesman who made a bold move to secure his political future, only to bring himself to an early demise.
David Crockett is much more than his legend as a backwoods hero of the western frontier; in truth, he was an aspiring American statesman who made a bold move to secure his political future, only to bring himself to an early demise.
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S1, EP5 "Davy Crockett"David Crockett is much more than his legend as a backwoods hero of the western frontier; in truth, he was an aspiring American statesman who made a bold move to secure his political future, only to bring himself to an early demise.
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S1, EP7 "Billy the Kid"Possibly the West's most notorious outlaw, William Bonney kills his first man at just seventeen; soon Billy the Kid joins a gang of murderers and thieves; evidence suggests that the story of Billy the Kid continues.
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S2, EP12 "How Freedom Was Won"Highlighting the struggle and personal sacrifice of Patriot heroes and taking a chronological march through the American Revolution; what begins as a battle for the rights of British citizens turns into a violent class war.
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S2, EP9 "Alexander Hamilton & Aaron Burr-Deadly Division"Sitting Vice President to Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr kills long time political rival, Alexander Hamilton in a duel over accusations of corruption; Burr faces murder charges and attempts to annex Florida and Texas before leaving office.
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S2, EP8 "President George Washington-Forged In Conflict"The new nation faces the burden of financial debt after winning the revolution; the Founding Fathers take on the challenge of creating a political structure to secure the freedoms and rights of American citizens.
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