Into the Wild Frontier

3 seasons available

As the United States expands westward, intrepid explorers and rugged mountain men risk their lives to blaze new trails into the wild frontier, and their epic tales of adventure and survival become the stuff of myths and legends.
Anne Bailey: Horseback Heroine
S3 E1

After Anne Bailey's husband is killed by Native Americans, she defies the social norms of the frontier and becomes a horseback courier, risking her life to race through hostile territory delivering vital supplies to isolated forts and settlements.

Marie Dorion: Enduring Frontier Legend
S2 E4

Marie Dorion, a member of the Iowa People and mother of two, joins her husband on a harrowing expedition to the Pacific Northwest; though she endures brutal weather, extreme hunger, and the death of her third child, her worst ordeal still lies ahead.

John Colter: King of the Mountain Men
S1 E1

Legendary mountain man John Colter survives many brushes with death, but nothing prepares him for what he faces now; after venturing into Blackfeet territory, he is stripped naked and forced to run for his life as warriors give chase.

Jim Bridger: Forged on the Frontier
S1 E2

In his first year on the frontier, Jim Bridger is forced to weigh his morals against the harsh realities of survival; as Arikara warriors close in, he must choose between staying with a dying man and risking certain death -- or fleeing to safety.

Jim Beckwourth: War Chief of the Crow
S1 E3

In an epic tale of adventure, former slave Jim Beckwourth goes West to work as a trapper only to become a battle-hardened war chief of the Crow; when a conflict with mountain men leads to violence, he must choose between the two worlds he loves.

Lewis & Clark: Captains of Discovery
S1 E4

As Meriwether Lewis and William Clark trek into the uncharted West, the rivers become too shallow for boats; they must find friendly Native Americans willing to trade for horses or risk spending winter on the wrong side of the Rocky Mountains.

Kit Carson: The Greatest Scout in the West
S1 E5

Famed trailblazer and tracker Kit Carson faces the toughest challenge of his life when settler Ann White is captured by an Apache raiding party; now it's a race against time as Carson pursues the Apache in a desperate attempt to save White's life.

Tom Fitzpatrick: Trapper, Trader, Legend
S1 E6

From humble beginnings, Tom Fitzpatrick rises to become one of the most successful men in the fur trade; however, the shrewd mountain man could lose everything when one wrong turn in the wilderness leads him on a harrowing journey of survival.

Daniel Boone: Hero of Kentucky
S1 E7

Frontiersman Daniel Boone leads settlers to the newly discovered lands of Kentucky, but his daughter is soon abducted by a Cherokee chief; in a frantic race to save his daughter, Boone goes from being a settler to a warrior.

Jedediah Smith: Scholar and Survivor
S1 E8

Jedediah Smith hopes to earn his living in the fur trade, but he is driven by an explorer's spirit; though badly mauled by a grizzly bear, the fearless mountain man goes on to explore more of the vast, uncharted American frontier than any other man.