Images of Glory

"Discussion of how artists recorded the Civil War, the final Indian wars, the transcontinental railroad, and the end of the Wild West."
"This series, The West of the Imagination, focuses on the illustrators, painters, and photographers of the American West, offering a stunning overview of their histories, actions, and especially their images. These artists created many Wests, underscoring the importance of the myth of the West in American history. Out of the awesome Western landscape and historic experience, the West lives on in the hearts of Americans. In the 3rd installment, Images of Glory, landscape painters capture the mythical Eden in the Rocky Mountains, and pioneer photographers--while paradoxically whetting American's appetite for Western adventure--capture the end of the "Wild West.""
"Explores the American discovery of the Rocky mountains through large landscapes painted by 19th century artists such as Albert Bierstadt. Also examines how artists depicted the Indian wars and the subsequent effects of these visual essays."@en
"Discusses the American West at the time of the Civil War, the Indian Wars and the beginning of the end of the "wild West.""@en