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Six 52-minute videocassettes that document the sweeping story of the American West as seen through the eyes of its myth makers and mythologizers.

THE WEST OF THE IMAGINATION

The West of awesome landscapes and fearsome dangers, of Indians and pioneers, of outlaws and lawmen, cowboys and businessmen, explorers and hunters, seekers after fame or gold or glory.

The story of the West is the national myth of America. It is the myth of romantic Indians, taller-than-life heroes and villains, of nature grander and fiercer than nature itself, of untold wealth and epic human endurance.

This is the West of the imagination, the West of the historians with paintbrush, explorers with camera, chroniclers with celluloid, portrayed vividly, accurately, with a broad range of knowledge and understanding of this, our heritage.

This new documentary series tells the story of the myth makers through the myths they created-in oil or ink, in still photographs or moving picture film. Filmed on location, the programs survey the historical and cultural landscape of the West and in docudramatic reenactments show the mythical moments and the legendary heroes and heroines who dominate the West of the imagination. 

[[image]] WRITTEN BY WILLIAM H GOEZTMANN, winner of a Pulitzer Prize in American History and the Francis Parkman Award of the Society of American Historians, and professor of American Studies and History as the University of Texas, Austin.

Produced by KERA-TV Dallas, with a production team headed by David Kennard, principal producer of Cosmos and associate producer of The Ascent of Man.

[[image]] Hosted and narrated by James Whitmore, twice nominated for Academy Awards and indelibly linked with the West through his one-man show portraying Will Rogers.

Six outstanding programs that bring American history to life. 
THE ROMANTIC HORIZON • THE GOLDEN LAND • IMAGES OF GLORY • THE WILD RIDERS • PLAY THE LEGEND • ENDURING DREAMS

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Princeton,N.J.08543

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