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.

Benjamin Franklin returns to America after a decade of cavorting with elites in London; he must prove himself to be a patriot while under a cloud of suspicion.

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.

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.

George Custer is called upon to lead the government's battle to tame the west; he and his men are obliterated at Little Bighorn; they might have survived, if Custer's fellow officers acted differently.