West of The Imagination; Final Version : The Golden Land
Description:
The story of Manifest Destiny and how it influenced the Texas Revolution, the Mexican War, and the gold rush that popularized the journey on the Oregon Trail, as seen through the artwork of George Caleb Bingham, Albert Bierstadt, and Charles Nahl, and the lithographers Currier and Ives. Historical Documentary Series. Documents the American West as seen through the eyes of artists photographers and filmmakers.