Legends & Lies

Profiles of notable figures in American history, through dramatic re-enactments, interviews with descendants and historians, and archival photographs.

10 Votes (7.2)

2015 HD 60min English Returning Series
Biography Documentary

Credits:

S1E1 - Jesse James: Bloody Politics 2015-04-12

A profile of Jesse James.

S1E2 - Doc Holiday: Desperate Measures 2015-04-12

A profile of John Henry "Doc" Holliday includes the gunfight at the O.K. corral.

S1E3 - James \"Wild Bill\" Hickok: Plains Justice 2015-04-19

A profile of James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok features his reputation as a marksman and penchant for gambling.

S1E4 - Kit Carson: Duty Before Honor 2015-04-26

A profile of Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson (1809-68) explores his reputation as a mountain man, wilderness guide and Army officer.

S1E5 - Davy Crockett: Capitol Hillbilly 2015-05-03

A profile of Davy Crockett (1786-1836), a frontiersman, politician and folk hero, who died at the Battle of the Alamo.

S1E6 - Black Bart: Gentleman Bandit 2015-05-10

A profile of Black Bart, a notorious stagecoach robber in the Old West.

S1E8 - George Custer: A General's Reckoning 2015-05-31

A profile of George Armstrong Custer, a Civil War commander in the Union Army, who later died at the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876.

S1E9 - Bass Reeves: The Real Lone Ranger 2015-06-07

A profile of Bass Reeves (1838-1910), a former slave who became a deputy U.S. marshal and is thought to be the inspiration for the Lone Ranger.

S1E10 - Butch Cassidy: The Last Man Standing 2015-06-14

A profile of Robert Leroy Parker and Harry Alonzo Longabaugh, a pair of notorious Old West outlaws, who were immortalized in the Oscar-nominated 1969 film, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969).

S2E1 - Sam Adams & Paul Revere: The Rebellion Begins 2016-06-05

When the oppressive hand of British rule begins to trample on colonial liberty, a secret group of rebels put their lives on the line to stand up to the crown. The “Sons of Liberty” get their start as smugglers who refuse to pay repressive taxes, but they soon evolve into an underground political force - fighting for American independence. Masterminds Paul Revere and Sam Adams lead the insurgent movement as their treasonous plans - punishable by death – secretly spread throughout the colonies. The simmering tensions erupt into chaos when a British customs agent murders an 11 year-old boy, triggering three days of riots and the infamous Boston Massacre. The American Revolution has begun.

S2E2 - John Adams: Ready For War 2016-06-19

Lawyer John Adams represents the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre in 1770; colonists protest the Tea Act of 1773; the American Revolution begins in April 1775 at the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

S2E3 - Benjamin Franklin - Inventing America 2016-06-26

A profile of Benjamin Franklin includes his frequent trips to Europe; influence in the Second Continental Congress; and role in the American Revolution.