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How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears
Ray Mears explores how the wilderness of North America shaped the story of the Wild West.
How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears Episodes
3. Deserts
Ray Mears looks at how the landscapes of America's five great deserts, from the Great Basin desert to Arizona's Sonoran desert, challenged the westward push of the pioneers.
30-07-2023
BBC 4
Great Plains
Ray Mears finds out how 500,000 square miles of flat, treeless grassland was the setting for Wild West stories of Indians, wagon trains, homesteaders and cattle drives.
23-07-2023
BBC 4
Mountains
How the landscapes of America's three great mountain ranges - the Appalachians, the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada - challenged the westward push of the early pioneers.
15-07-2023
BBC 4