| Other author/creator | Baker, Russell. |
| Other author/creator | Abraham, F. Murray. |
| Other author/creator | McCullough, David G. |
| Other author/creator | Burns, Ric. |
| Other author/creator | Keane, Brian. |
| Other author/creator | Steeplechase Films Inc. |
| Other author/creator | Channel Four (Great Britain) |
| Other author/creator | WGBH Educational Foundation. |
| Other author/creator | Shanachie Entertainment Corp. |
| Variant title |
Title on disc surface: Way west 1845-1864 |
| Variant title |
Westward, the course of empire takes its way, 1845-1864 |
| Abstract |
Chronicles the colorful and frantic opening decades of expansion, from the 1840's down through the Civil War. Fewer than 20,000 white Americans lived west of the Mississippi River in 1845--when the pioneer movement and then the Gold Rush sent hundres of thousands rushing across the continent in an expansion that would forever change the continent. With the white men came their technology which would pit them against the Native Americans and lead to a series of bloody conflicts such as the Minnesota Uprising of 1862 and, two years later, the massacre at Sand Creek. |
| General note | Title from container. Tape 1. |
| General note | Originally broadcast as a segment of the television program: The American experience. |
| Credits | Written and directed by Ric Burns ; produced by Lisa Ades and Ric Burns ; music by Brian Keane. |
| Performer |
Narrated by Russell Baker, featuring the voices of F. Murray Abraham ... [et al.] ; hosted by David McCullough. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Genre/form | Documentary television programs. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings. |
| Other title |
American experience (Television program) |
| UPC |
016351094391 |
