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From the first shots of the Boston Massacre to the surrender at Yorktown, Va., African American men and women play a crucial role in winning America's fight for independence.
From the first shots of the Boston Massacre to the surrender at Yorktown, Va., African American men and women play a crucial role in winning America's fight for independence.
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Legends & Lies: The Real West
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.
Legends & Lies: The Real West
S1, EP6 "Wells Fargo and Black Bart"Following the California gold rush, Wells Fargo becomes one of the most successful enterprises in the west; its ubiquitous stagecoaches cross the country, making it a target for the gentleman bandit, a thief who takes a different approach to robbery.
Legends & Lies: The Real West
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.
Legends & Lies: The Real West
S2, EP10 "Forgotten Heroes"From the first shots of the Boston Massacre to the surrender at Yorktown, Va., African American men and women play a crucial role in winning America's fight for independence.
Legends & Lies: The Real West
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.
Legends & Lies: The Real West
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.
Legends & Lies: The Real West
S2, EP7 "Francis Marion-American Guerrilla Fighter"Francis Marion leads a guerilla assault on the British; Washington executes a remarkable siege and forces eight-thousand troops to surrender at Yorktown.
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