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| PBS | Air Date: October 4, 1995 |
Summary:
Wild West, hosted by Alan Alda, is the debut episode in the sixth season of PBS' documentary series Scientific American Frontiers. In this episode, Alda follows scientists as they explore the origins of several 19th century myths. Specific myths investigated in the episode include gold rush myths, Indian myths and cowboy myths.
Genre(s):
Documentary, Science
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