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8. Johnson County Wars
A cabal of cattle barons smear small-time ranchers as common thieves and plot an invasion.
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S1 E8 · Johnson County Wars
Kevin Costner's The West is a documentary TV series that premiered on History on May 26, 2025. It has 1 season and 8 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 8 "Johnson County Wars", aired on June 30, 2025.
This fresh look at the epic history of the American West delves into the desperate struggle for the land itself – and how it still shapes the America we know today.
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8 episodes · 1 season
2025 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 1 year ago
E8
A cabal of cattle barons smear small-time ranchers as common thieves and plot an invasion.
E7
Civil War veteran Col. Henry Carrington takes command of Fort Phil Kearny in Northern Wyoming.
E6
When Kansas becomes a battleground in the national debate over slavery, settlers on both sides of the issue pour into the territory to determine its future.
E5
In Gold Rush California, Mexican immigrant Joaquin Murrieta forms a gang of outlaws that spreads terror across the newly formed state.
E4
The abduction of nine-year-old Cynthia Ann Parker kicks off a series of increasingly deadly confrontations between her Comanche captors and the newly independent Texas.
E3
Missionaries Marcus and Narcissa Whitman settle by the Columbia River to convert the Cayuse. Cultural clashes and a measles outbreak increase tensions, leading to a fateful confrontation.
E2
After building his reputation as a formidable hunter on Lewis and Clark's Expedition into the newly acquired Louisiana Territory, John Colter chooses to stay out in the wilderness and enter the booming fur trade. But when he repeatedly ignores warnings from the Blackfeet not to hunt their sacred beaver on their lands, he's taken captive and forced to make a run for his life.
E1
Following years of land encroachments by American settlers, Chief Little Turtle of the Miami leads the Indian Nations of the Northwest Confederacy to a major victory over the fledgling U.S. Army. But a new force under General "Mad" Anthony Wayne embarks on a counteroffensive, leading to a final battle that will see the Confederacy defeated - and open a new era of westward expansion.
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Kevin Costner's The West has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on June 30, 2025.
The most recent episode of Kevin Costner's The West, Season 1 Episode 8 "Johnson County Wars", aired on June 30, 2025.
Kevin Costner's The West has 1 season with 8 episodes in total.
Kevin Costner's The West first aired on History on May 26, 2025.
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