The West Geography Of Hope (1877-1887) (Season 1, Episode 7)
TV Episode | 86 min | Documentary, History, War

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The West

Geography Of Hope (1877-1887) (Season 1, Episode 7)

TV Episode | 86 min | Documentary, History, War

The conquest of the West was nearly complete by the 1870s. In one remarkable decade, with Indians effectively confined to reservations, over four million new settlers arrived to stake their claim to the future.

Director

Stephen Ives

Writers

Dayton Duncan (written by) | Geoffrey C. Ward (written by)

Producers

Jody Abramson (produced by) | Stephen Ives (produced by) | Michael Kantor (produced by)

Composer

Matthias Gohl (music by)

Cinematographers

Allen Moore | Buddy Squires

Editor

Richard Hankin

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 21, 1996

Release date

Sep 21, 1996 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win & 2 nominations

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36 cast members

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Peter Coyote Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Bitter Moon (1992)
Richard White Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West (1995)
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