Zeb Macahan returns to the farm of Macahan to take his family to Oregon. Narrator : It's been said that the west was won with guns and gold. It was not. It was won by the courage of simple people, who pushed their ponderous wagons forever west, through Some were drawn by the lure of gold, but for the most part they were families, moved by the dream of a new beginning.
This story is about such a family. Their name: Macahan. The sons and daughters of Katherine Macahan were destined to write their own brilliant pages into the history of the west. But in the beginning, the only member of the family who's name had already been touched by the stuff of legend was a man cut in the image of Bridger and Bowie and Jeremiah Johnson.
His name: Zebulon Macahan. Sign In. How the West Was Won. Episode aired Jan 19, 1h 59m. Director Bernard McEveety. Jim Byrnes. Top credits Director Bernard McEveety. See more at IMDbPro. Photos 6. Top cast Edit. While the Macahan family is under attack by hostile Indians, Erika joins Luke on the trail. But the lovers are ambushed by the remaining gunmen, and in a gunfight with Luke, the outlaws and Erika are both killed.
Luke rides to the town of Devil's Gap to get drunk. In a saloon girl's bedroom, he says too much, and the girl turns him in for the reward. Zeb rides to Devil's Gap posing as a U. Marshal and gets Luke released to his custody. Learning of the trickery, bounty hunter Grey forces the local sheriff to form a posse. Zeb and Luke are chased by the posse. Grey, however, rides directly to Kate's farm, where he holds the family hostage and surprises Zeb and Luke when they arrive.
Kate kills the bounty hunter in defense of her family. September, the Macahans finally head west from the Platte River for Oregon. Description In one of the most beloved TV Western series of all times, the Macahan family faces the untamed frontier. Entertainment Inc. Trivia The Russian hunting expedition that served as the basis for conflict with the Sioux tribes of the Dakotas in this mini-series, was based on an actual highly publicized state visit to the U.
This mini-series fictionalized the historic meeting amongst the Sioux, the visiting Russians, and their U. Army hosts into fabricated subplots of hostility and violence that devolved into a melodramatic tale of poaching, kidnapping, murder, political crisis, warfare, and genocide before the absurdity reaches its climax with a ritual suicide.
Thankfully, history records a far more benign encounter with the Sioux during the Grand Duke's visit. Army preparations for the hunt were conducted well in advance of the Russian hunting expedition. The assistance of William F. Rather than being itinerant poachers on Sioux lands, as utilized in this mini-series, the U. Chief Spotted Tail and hundreds of warriors greeted the expedition at its camp, and received the Grand Duke and his party as guests of the Sioux nation. Not only did the Sioux approve of the hunt, they participated in it, being eager to demonstrate their style of horsemanship and marksmanship to the "great white chief from across the water.
Connections Edited from Escape from Fort Bravo User reviews 24 Review. Top review. I just love it! How the west was won, was sendt on tv in Norway in they early eigthies. I'v never forgot it, and has waited and waited for a rerun, or that dvd's or vhs's should show up in the stores. Can't wait to see it again, but so far my wish has not come thru. I had like most of the girls in Norway, a hugh crush on Luke and Wolf Paw!
And the week could'nt go fast enough, waiting for the next episode. My highest wish for the future is that the whole series will be released on dvd, so I can buy it and see it as much as i want to.
And I know that many in Norway would agree with me, we never forgot the Macahans, and saturday night on tv has'nt been the same since!!!!!!!!!! Details Edit.
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