Season 4

America enters the days of the Wild West. As the country grows, lawlessness flourished.

1. 1. Dust in the Wind

   Tensions between the North and South run high as plans for Reconstruction are underway.

2. 2. Rails, Trails, and Boomtowns

   The transcontinental railroad connects the country like never before, bringing thousands out West.

3. 3. Wanderers, Vagabonds, Drifters, and Saddletramps

   The American cowboy emerges as the beef industry booms in the Northern states.

4. 4. Bad Company

   Icons like Clay Allison and Calamity Jane put the “wild” in the Wild West.

5. 5. Order from Chaos

   As crime runs rampant in the Wild West, lawmen bring order to the chaos.

6. 6. Lookin' Fer Trouble

   Host Stan Ellsworth shares stories of the Wild West’s most iconic outlaws.

7. 7. The Earps

   Stan travels to Dodge City where the story of Western legend Wyatt Earp began.

8. 8. How the West Was Lost--Part 1

   2013-05-20

   The Lakota Nation fights to keep their land as settlers move into the American frontier.

9. 9. How the West Was Lost--Part 2

   2013-05-27

   Stan recounts the tale of Chief Joseph and his fight to protect the Nez Perce land from settlers.

10. 10. Range Wars

    2013-06-03

    Land disputes between cattle barons and settlers lead to range wars across the Western states.

11. 11. The Barbary Coast: End of An Era

    2013-06-10

    Stan discusses the entrepreneurs who found great success while developing California.

12. 12. The Last Round-Up

    2013-06-17

    Stan recounts the final days of legendary outlaws as the age of the Wild West comes to an end.

13. 13. The Romance and Mystique of the American West

    2013-06-24

    Tall tales, dime novels, stage shows and motion pictures immortalize the days of the Wild West.