The American West: History, Myth, and Legacy

Homesteaders on the Plains (1x15)

Data di messa in onda: Gen 01, 2017

With the Homestead Act of 1862, public lands became available for anyone willing to settle and farm them. Enter the homesteaders. Explore the frustrations they faced in trying to cultivate the Great Plains, what fiction reveals about their emotions, and how farming difficulties led to the rise of the People's Party, or Populists.