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Mark Lee Gardner
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Himself, Author, Shot All to Hell
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8 episodes, 2016
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Bert Thomas Morris
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Narrator
8 episodes, 2016
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David H. Stevens
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Jesse James
8 episodes, 2016
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Will Strongheart
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Crazy Horse
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8 episodes, 2016
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Mo Brings Plenty
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Sitting Bull
8 episodes, 2016
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Morgan Lund
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Ulysses S. Grant
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8 episodes, 2016
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John C. Bailey
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Gen. George Armstrong Custer
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8 episodes, 2016
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Jonathan C. Stewart
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Wyatt Earp
8 episodes, 2016
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Derek Chariton
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Billy the Kid
8 episodes, 2016
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Eric Rolland
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Thomas Durant
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8 episodes, 2016
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Ric Maddox
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Pat Garrett
8 episodes, 2016
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Kera O'Bryon
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Zerelda James
8 episodes, 2016
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Jim Jackman
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Rutherford B. Hayes
8 episodes, 2016
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Hugh Scully
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Allan Pinkerton
8 episodes, 2016
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David Eisenbach
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Himself, Historian
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7 episodes, 2016
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Robert Redford
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Himself, Actor, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
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7 episodes, 2016
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Paul A. Hutton
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Himself, Historian, University of New Mexico
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7 episodes, 2016
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Karl Jacoby
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Himself, Historian, Columbia University
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7 episodes, 2016
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Joseph Carlson
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Frank James
7 episodes, 2016
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Isabela Osorio
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Native American Girl
7 episodes, 2016
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H.W. Brands
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Himself - Historian, University of Texas at Austin
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6 episodes, 2016
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William Day
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Bank Manager
6 episodes, 2016
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Kiefer Sutherland
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Himself
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5 episodes, 2016
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Larry T. Pourier
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Himself, Oglala Lakota Filmmaker
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5 episodes, 2016
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John McCain
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Himself, U.S. Senator, Arizona
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5 episodes, 2016
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Andrew C. Isenberg
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Himself, Author, Wyatt Earp: A Vigilante Life
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5 episodes, 2016
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Mike Marunde
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William T. Sherman
5 episodes, 2016
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Scott Conner
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Prosecutor
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5 episodes, 2016
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Deven Davenport
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Tom McLaury
5 episodes, 2016
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Rich Dally III
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Custer's Lieutenant
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5 episodes, 2016
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Joseph Discher
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Adalbert James
5 episodes, 2016
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Samuel Dunning
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Charley Ford
5 episodes, 2016
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Nick Bialis
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Morgan Earp
5 episodes, 2016
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Michael Chmiel
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Ike Clanton
5 episodes, 2016
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Ann Kirschner
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Herself, Author, Lady at the O.K. Corral
4 episodes, 2016
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Anne Collier
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Herself, Curator, Edward C. Jaeger Cultural & Natural History Museum
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4 episodes, 2016
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Richard Fike
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Boom Town Sherriff
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4 episodes, 2016
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Deborah Lee Douglas
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4 episodes, 2016
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Paul Wallis
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Western Cowboy
4 episodes, 2016
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Kathleen Chamberlain
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Herself, Author, In the Shadow of Billy the Kid
3 episodes, 2016
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Eric Foner
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Himself - Historian, Columbia University
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3 episodes, 2016
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Danny Glover
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Himself - Actor, 'Silverado'
3 episodes, 2016
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Michael Murande
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William T. Sherman
3 episodes, 2016
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Mike Anderson
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Express Messenger #2
3 episodes, 2016
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Sidney Blackmer Jr.
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Sheriff Moss
3 episodes, 2016
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Roger Blomquist
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Brewer
3 episodes, 2016
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Seth Andrew Bridges
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Beligerent Cowboy
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3 episodes, 2016
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Sean M. Brown
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Cole Younger
3 episodes, 2016
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Jake Eavey
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Confederate Guerrilla #1
3 episodes, 2016
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Nick Bloxsom-Carter
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North Plains Soldier
3 episodes, 2016
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Ashton Old Elk
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Native American Rider
3 episodes, 2016
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Jay Cerrado
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Buffalo Hunter #2
3 episodes, 2016
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Michael Flynn
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Conductor
3 episodes, 2016
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Edgar Fox
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Doc Holiday
3 episodes, 2016
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Marty Collins
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John Tunstall
3 episodes, 2016
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Larry l Clifton
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Railroad Train Passenger
3 episodes, 2016
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Sheldon Raymore
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Sioux Warrior
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3 episodes, 2016
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Bill Richardson
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Himself - Former Governor of New Mexico
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2 episodes, 2016
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Walter R. Borneman
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Himself - Author, 'Iron Horses'
2 episodes, 2016
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Burt Reynolds
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Himself
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2 episodes, 2016
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Adam J. Gonzalez
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Indian Captive #1
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2 episodes, 2016
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Graham Goodfield
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Commander (LBH)
2 episodes, 2016
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Matt Griff
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Express Messenger #2
2 episodes, 2016
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Jason Gupton
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Northfield Bank Teller
2 episodes, 2016
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Ed Heavey
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Confederate Guerrilla #2
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2 episodes, 2016
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Brad Jessey
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Billy Clanton
2 episodes, 2016
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Elmer John Jr.
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Indian Chief #2
2 episodes, 2016
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Tom Selleck
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Himself
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2 episodes, 2016
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Quinton Haines
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Archie James
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2 episodes, 2016
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Dan Anders
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Railroad Boxer
2 episodes, 2016
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Brian Edward Kidd
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Bartender
2 episodes, 2016
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Danny Rice
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2 episodes, 2016
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Richard Walz Sr.
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Union Pacific RR Foreman
2 episodes, 2016
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It's hard to believe Robert Redford released this piece of garbage on the world. I'd thought more highly of him (until now).
The series is cheaply made, recycling the same footage over and over and over again. The continuity is lousy. So is the dialogue. The narration is trivial and repetitive. The clichés are endless, the scripting shallow. Many of the "facts" are non-factual (inaccuracies abound, as other reviewers point out). So it's historically suspect. All in all, the storytelling is at the level of an adolescent comic book.
In the end, this mini-series offers up the same shallow romantic crap about the West that's been around for decades. And it's badly made. Very disappointing. Sorry to say it, but Redford's judgment must be gone to put put his name on this work.
If you want to learn about the American West between 1865-1890, find something else. Or just watch a western movie; at least you'll be entertained.