Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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As Native Americans were forced from their ancestral homes, a new American industry moved in: the cattle barons. This new status quo was anything but peaceful, with the West now becoming a lawless battleground of rival factions, giving rise to legendary outlaws like Billy the Kid.

From executive producer Robert Redford, Robert Redford’s The West explores the dramatic evolution of the American West, when cowboys, Indians, outlaws and sheriffs populated the land.

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