"A pious New Hampshire woman [Julia Louisa Lovejoy] who moved west hoping to keep the region free of slavery, instead would watch as her Kansas neighbors wantonly killed one another. A devout Mormon [John D. Lee] who had fled west with his people to avoid persecution, would take part in the worst massacre of innocent pioneers in American history. A fanatical Methodist parson [John Chivington] would transform himself into a celebrated soldier -- and then try to build a political career based on murder. While a Cheyenne chief [Black Kettle], who wanted nothing but peace, would find no escape, as time and again his unsuspecting village became a battlefield."
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The West (film)
The West is a documentary by filmmaker Ken Burns and Stephen Ives on the history of the American West. It originally aired on PBS in eight episodes, with one airing everyday from Sunday, September 15th to Sunday, September 22nd, 1996. It was narrated by Peter Coyote.
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