The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen
A look at the lives of iconic pioneers such as Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Tecumseh, Davy Crocket and Andrew Jackson as they traveled across America.
Genre: Documentary, History
Cast:Campbell Scott , Mykel Hawke , Andrew Robertt , Robert I. Mesa , Ben Woollen , Jonathan C. Stewart , David H. Stevens , Gareth Reeves , Cohen Holloway , Rob MacBride , Derek Chariton , Mo Brings Plenty , Jed Brophy , Ben Fransham , Madeleine Adams , Phil Peleton , Nathan Stevens , Leroy Silva
S1.E1 ∙ Into the Wilderness
The Revolution begins, and the outbreak of war spreads beyond the colonies into the remote frontier; Daniel Boone's life-or-death struggle for the future of his settlement becomes a fight for the future of America.
S1.E2 ∙ Never Surrender
Shawnee warrior Tecumseh unites the Native American tribes to resist expansion; after Thomas Jefferson orchestrates the Louisiana Purchase, Lewis & Clark make their legendary expedition to the Pacific; and a new war for America begins.
S1.E3 ∙ Live Free or Die
Andrew Jackson rises to power and clashes with another national hero Davy Crockett over the U.S. policy towards the Native Americans and Jackson's Indian Removal Act. Meanwhile, a war with Mexico is brewing.
S1.E4 ∙ Empire of Liberty
Davy Crockett makes a stand at The Alamo; President Polk risks war with Britain and Mexico, sending John Frémont and Kit Carson on a secret mission that ignites a war for California and the Pacific.
