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  • The Wild West 13: Hollywood
    2023/12/22

    We didn’t become fascinated with the Wild West until Hollywood gave us gunfights at high noon and heroic outlaws. 



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    33 分
  • The Wild West 12: Outlaws
    2023/12/08

     When we think of the Wild West, we conjure up certain characters in our imaginations. But none are more iconic than the outlaw.



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    24 分
  • The Wild West 11: Gender in the West
    2023/11/24

    Hollywood portrays the Wild West as a tough man’s world. Yet, there were some who refused to be labeled. 



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    26 分
  • The Wild West 10: Women’s Work
    2023/11/10

    The post office has a saying about mail delivery in all kinds of weather. Meet Mary, a mail carrier in the West whose story is nothing short of a Western novel. 



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    25 分
  • The Wild West 9: Doomtowns
    2023/10/27

    Gold. New lives. Second chances. The West provided many opportunities. But conquering the land often came at a high cost. Here’s the story of one of the most well-known families on the frontier: the Ingalls. 

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    26 分
  • The Wild West 8: Transit
    2023/10/13

     Getting from East to West was difficult, especially for those who chose the Oregon Trail. Survival meant timing their passage and path just right. Those who didn’t served as a dire warning to others.  



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    25 分
  • The Wild West 7: Uprising
    2023/09/29

    With westward expansion came the Homestead Act. What followed was nothing short of horrific for the people already occupying the land.



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    26 分
  • The Wild West 6: Tales of the West
    2023/09/15

    From Stetson hats to barbed wire, this episode sheds some light on little-known Wild West icons and how they came to be. 



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    23 分