Best Of The Real West

The myths, legends and realities of the Old West come alive in The Real West With Kenny Rogers. Through original footage, authentic diaries, paintings, photos, and expert commentary, this award-winning series reawakens the adventure of our most fabled era.

Disc 1:
Sitting Bull
A powerful medicine man who guided his people to numerous victories over the U.S. Cavalry. Sitting Bull foresaw the "Battle of Little Big Horn" and urged his followers to change their way of fighting. Their new tactics brought them a glorious victory over Custer and assured Sitting Bull his rightful place in history.

Wild Women
The wild women of the Old West weren´t prissy little frontier fillies. They staked over their claim to Western legend with a style all their own, Problem is, history leans to the male gunslingers and Indian fighters. In Wild Women, America´s folklore heroines get their just rewards.

Disc 2:
Texas Rangers
Stephen F. Austin formed the Texas Rangers in 1826 to protect American settlers in the Texas territory. Later, the Rangers turned to upholding the law. Join up with The Texas Ranger and get set for a manhunt through the Old West.

The Battle Of The Alamo
Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, and William Bennet Travis were heroes of the frontier, whose colorful careers made them symbols of the American Spirit. The Battle Of The Alamo examines the impulsive heroics, the fatal miscalculations, and the vain ambitions of three men out to carve their marks into American Folklore.