Blood Feuds

Monumental rivalries change the course of American history.
Gangs of New York
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William Poole, the leader of New York gang the Bowery Boys, clashes with bare-knuckle boxer John Morrissey.

The Pleasant Valley War
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Former friendships sour as two ranching families become embroiled in an epic battle in the dangerous frontier of Arizona.

The Royal Gorge War
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Rival railroads the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway and the Denver & Rio Grand Railroad race to reach the narrow Royal Gorge first after Leadville, Colorado strikes silver in the 1870's.

The Johnson County War
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Ranching homesteaders and cattle barons start a feud in 1880s Wyoming after they clash over land, power and the future of the America West.