A new series produced by “Yellowstone” star and actor, Kevin Costner, and Doris Kearns Goodwin, debuts tonight on the History Channel.
“Kevin Costner’s The West” premieres at 9 p.m. Monday, May 26, on the History Channel. A second episode will air at 10 p.m.
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The History Channel said the eight-part series “provides a fresh look at the epic history of the American West by delving into the desperate struggle for the land itself – and how it still shapes the America we know today.
“The West has fired the imaginations of Americans since the end of the Revolutionary War, when settlers first began their relentless push beyond the Appalachians. In their quest for new lands and better lives – or just hoping to strike it rich – many became legends: the explorers of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, migrant families in covered wagons beating the trail to Oregon, feared outlaws and the lawmen that hunted them down, abolitionists who fought slavery on this new frontier, cowboys and ranchers who sought to claim their piece of the American dream through hard work.
“But the pioneers who staked their claims to the West also sparked fierce conflicts with native nations, and The Miami, Blackfeet, Comanche and Lakota brought together powerful alliances to defend their ancestral lands. While the West offers a chance to explore, to build, to strike it rich or start anew, there is a powerful truth at the heart of all these dreams: this land has the unique power both to promise bounty … and bring bloodshed.”
The first episode, “Fallen Timbers,” airs at 9 p.m.
The synopsis for “Fallen Timbers” is, “Following years of land encroachments by American settlers, Chief Little Turtle of the Miami leads the Indian Nations of the Northwest Confederacy to a major victory over the fledgling U.S. Army. But a new force under General ‘Mad’ Anthony Wayne embarks on a counteroffensive, leading to a final battle that will see the Confederacy defeated – and open a new era of westward expansion.”
The second episode, “Colter’s Run” airs at 10 p.m.
The synopsis for “Colter’s Run” is, “After building his reputation as a formidable hunter on Lewis and Clark’s Expedition into a newly acquired Louisiana Territory, John Colter chooses to stay out in the wilderness and enter the booming fur trade. But when he repeatedly ignores warnings from the Blackfeet not to hunt their sacred beaver on their lands, he’s taken captive and forced to make a run for his life.”
A scene from “Kevin Costner’s The West,” an eight-part series that will debut on Monday, May 26, on the History Channel.A&E Networks
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A scene from “Kevin Costner’s The West,” an eight-part series that will debut on Monday, May 26, on the History Channel.A&E Networks
