Legends and Lies

In the aftermath of the Civil War, Jesse James and his gang embark on a brutal campaign of violence that blurs the line between robbery and domestic terrorism. Legend makes Jesse James out to be a heroic bandit, but the truth lies somewhere darker.

Kit Carson becomes an American legend as a mountain man and western explorer, but when his image is tarnished by his role in the forced relocation of Native Americans, the complex truth of a man conflicted by duty and morality emerges.

John Henry Holliday is a respectable Atlanta dentist diagnosed with a terminal disease. With certain death looming, Holliday resorts to gambling and violence. But when he meets Wyatt Earp, he's already more than the legendary sidekick he's known as.

One of the deadliest gunmen in history, James Butler Hickok, became a legend for his skill as a gunslinger. But a man as famous as 'Wild Bill' has more than his share of enemies.

David Crockett is much more than his legend as a backwoods hero of the western frontier. In truth, he's an aspiring American statesman who makes a bold move to secure his political future, only to bring himself to an early demise.

Following the California gold rush, Wells Fargo became a successful enterprise in the West. Its stagecoaches cross the country, making it perfect for the 'gentleman bandit' -a thief, who takes a different approach to robbery than any other outlaw.

Possibly the West's most notorious outlaw, William Bonney kills his first man at seventeen. Soon 'Billy the Kid' joins a gang of murderers and thieves. Legend says Pat Garrett kills him in a raid, but evidence shows that Billy the Kid's story.

George Custer is called to lead the battle to tame the West. When he and his men are obliterated at the Little Bighorn, legend says their defeat is Custer's own doing. In truth, they might have survived if Custer's officers acted differently.

The legend of the Lone Ranger has inspired Americans for decades. Bass Reeves lives a life of legend, with little to show for it in the end, except the fact that he's likely the real man who inspires the story of the Lone Ranger.

At the turn of the twentieth century, the most famous gang in the west is led by Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Their train robberies cause authorities to chase them to South America. Their demise is not the legend you've seen in the movies.