How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears
BBC Four Thur 22nd May 9pm - 10pm
Repeat: BBC Four Tomorrow 2:50am
Repeat: BBC Four Monday 10pm1/3. The adventurer explores how the American wilderness shaped the Wild West. He begins by looking at the landscapes of three great mountain ranges - the Appalachians, the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada - and how they challenged the westward push of early pioneers. He discovers how their geography, extreme weather, wild animals and ecology provided both opportunities and challenges for those living there, and also experiences mule-trekking and gold prospecting.
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