America - 5: Gone West, Parts 1 and 2

Duration: 52

Year Published: 1972

Format: 16mm

Description: A personal history of the United States by Alistair Cooke which was filmed for the British Broadcasting Company. Part 1: In 1803 the Louisiana Purchase is made. Lewis and Clark are sent to the Pacific, and expansionists force whole Indian nations west of the Mississippi--red/white war is common. Part 2: Gold is discovered in California and 49ers by the thousands trek to the Pacific Coast by wagon train.

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