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The West
The Geography of Hope
Season 1996
Episode 7
Newcomers arrive by the millions, bringing a new spirit of conformity to the West. Indian children are taught to forsake their heritage, Mormons are told to abandon a tenet of their faith, and new laws deny Chinese and Mexican Americans a place in society. Yet the legend of the “Wild West” lives on, thanks to the greatest showman of the age.
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As the 20th century neared, Americans celebrated with the World Columbian Exposition.
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A triumph of the human spirit, the transcontinental railroad opens a new era in the West.
