Name: Episode 3 — The Speck Of The Future (1848-1856)
Released: 1996-09-17
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 10
Cast: Peter Coyote, N. Scott Momaday, Murphy Guyer, John Trudell, Eli Wallach

The West (1996)

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The Gold Rush brings the whole world to the West, as 49ers from Asia, South America and the eastern states scramble for “a share of the rocks,” littering the hills with mining towns and creating the West’s first metropolis. But in the push to strike it rich, many are violently pushed aside.

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Episode air date	17.09.1996
Episode runtime	80 min
Episode rating	9.99
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	8.4
IMDb series rating	8.4
Series status	Ended
Age rating	—
Country	US

The West (1996)

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