America: The Story of the US Heartland (Season 1, Episode 6)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, History

America: The Story of the US

Heartland (Season 1, Episode 6)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, History

The Transcontinental Railroad unites the nation and transforms the Heartland. Native American civilizations decline as farmers settle the continent. Cattle replace wild buffalo as king of the Plains; the Cowboy becomes a new American icon.

Directors

Andrew Chater | Marion Milne (series)

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Edit Released

Updated May 9, 2010

Release date

May 9, 2010 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 6 nominations

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Daniel Webb Narrator (voice) (version: International) (as Danny Webb) Narrator (voice) (version: International) (as Danny Webb) See fewer	America: The Story of the US (2010)
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Robert Warrior Self Self See fewer	Freedom Riders (2009)
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