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How the West Was Lost

1993–1995 · 2 seasons

A somber, photograph-rich recounting of conquest and loss, educational in tone but heavy with the weight of what was destroyed.

Created by
Chris Wheeler
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Peter Thomas
Overview
The history of 19th-century America is the story of struggles between settlers moving west and Native Americans trying to hold on to their ancestral territories. The clash between lifestyles and land rights forged a new land and unified an American culture, but in the process a venerable way of life was destroyed. Follow the Cherokee, Dakota, Lakota, and Nez Perc as they fight to keep their homelands.

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Created by
Chris Wheeler
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Peter Thomas
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • colonialism
  • race
  • war
  • violence
  • survival
Places
  • countryside
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
Chris Wheeler
Starring
Peter Thomas
Length
2 seasons, 13 episodes, 45 min each
Network
Discovery
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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