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How the West Was Won
1977 - 1979 6.9 (27 votes) 3 Seasons
Genres
Western Drama
Networks
ABC

How the West Was Won

Overview

The Macahans, a family from Virginia headed by Zeb Macahan, travel across the country to pioneer a new land and a new home in the American West.

Top Cast

James Arness
James Arness

Zeb Macahan

Fionnula Flanagan
Fionnula Flanagan

Molly Culhane

Bruce Boxleitner
Bruce Boxleitner

Luke Macahan

Kathryn Holcomb
Kathryn Holcomb

Laura Macahan

William Kirby Cullen
William Kirby Cullen

Josh Macahan

Vicki Schreck
Vicki Schreck

Jessie Macahan

Seasons

Season 2 poster
Season 2 (1978)

No overview available.

14 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Buffalo Story
1978-02-12

A conflict flare up since representatives from the Russian court chasing lots of buffalo on the Indians' territory. Zeb takes on the task of mediating between the Sioux Indians and the army. While Molly Culhane arrives into town to take care of the children.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 2: Mormon Story
1978-02-19

Zeb join the Sioux indians after one of the Russians had been killed in battle because of a breach of the Treaty. Mormon polygamists and Jeremiah Taylor suitors for Laura, who accepts.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 3: Interlude
1978-02-26

Luke is captured by a highwayman robber line composed of former soldiers in the Confederate Army. Zeb carrying Satangkais Sioux chief's body to General Sheridan after the governor had sacrificed their lives in the struggle for his people.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 4: Orville Gant
1978-03-05

Luke tries to prevent the rampage by bandits to rob a gold shipment. In the turmoil killed their leader and Luke's friend Curt Grayson. Zeb rescues a woman from two bandits and discover that it is his old girlfriend Beth. Laura negative opinion of marriage to Jeremiah Taylor and Jessie in mortal danger after being stung wasp.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 5: Amnesty
1978-03-12

Zeb finds out that Beth is married to a war hero who is presumed to be dead. When the doctor fails to cure Zeb Jessie takes her to a medicine man of the Arapaho Indians in a desperate attempt to save her life. Zeb and Luke discovers a group of hungry Indians and decides to buy a herd of cattle as they run to the reserve, along with some Indians.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: Cattle Drive
1978-03-19

Frank Grayson fabricating false evidence that Luke was in the lawless gang, and when the trial of Luke begins to see the bad. On top of all judges found the death.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 7: Robber's Roost
1978-03-26

Molly and Jessie dilegens fail when they are on their way home, and a shocked Jessie goes out on the desert wandering. After that has been rescued by Josh and Laura takes Molly using Deek to find Jessie. Zab and Luke is unaware that Tap has it together with a gang of bandits and let him join as a cook on their journey to the Indian Reservation. Jessie found the Navajo Indian Teel-M. Deek have strong feelings for Molly, but he dismissed him repeatedly.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 8: Deek
1978-04-09

Doreen tells of Francis and Stillman for Zeb, and Josh is attacked by Stillman and his men. Molly has been busy defending itself against Deek.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 9: The Judge
1978-04-16

Luke rescues Judge Rensen from a band of Indians, and the judge promises to do all he can to assist Luke in getting a full pardon.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 10: Gold
1978-04-23

Luke saves the judges during the competition the Indians, and who tries to attack the referee helped get him pardoned.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 11: Brothers
1978-04-30

Otter Belt threatens to expose Taps affiliated with robber rabble of Zeb, which ends with the Tap kill him. Deek bribing a land manager to get over Macahan land and gold in their river bend. Josh comes to Las Mesas to help Luke, but fall in love with Doreen in the coup. Stillman uses Francis, Dore Head, to get Luke doomed. Tap tell her dark secret of Zeb and end up in a bloody gun duel.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 12: Secrets
1978-05-07

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 13: The Hearing
1978-05-14

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 14: The Posse
1978-05-21

Runtime: 60 min
Season 3 poster
Season 3 (1979)

Mountain man Zeb Macahan continue to lead the clan in the task of taming the new frontier, with Molly Culhane by his side. Fugitive deserter Luke sees a change in fortune, while Josh undergoes some arduous rites of passage. It's a peril well understood by sisters Laura and Jessie, who learn that falling for the "bad boy" may be a fatal mistake.

11 episodes

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