Fox News mainstay Bill O'Reilly jumps behind the camera, serving as executive producer of this series that explores stories behind some of the most famous -- and infamous -- figures of the Old West. Each episode delves into the life of one such individual, using new interviews, archival photos and forensic science to paint a complete picture of the person. Direct descendants and historians are among the interviewees who shed light on the lives of such figures as Jesse James, Davy Crockett, Doc Holliday and "Wild" Bill Hickok. The 10-episode series is a companion to O'Reilly's book of the same name.
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.
George Washington struggles to build a military force with an untested colonial militia and limited supplies; the British Army retreats and the Commander marches to New York.
In the aftermath of the Civil War, Jesse James and his gang embark on a brutal campaign of violence that blurs the line between robbery and domestic terrorism; legend makes Jesse James out to be a heroic bandit, but the truth lies somewhere darker.
Frontiersman and Army officer Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson's many accomplishments are exaggerated in news stories and dime novels.