Season 1, Episode 6

1. The Purchase and the Price

The Louisiana Purchase doubles America’s size overnight and reshapes the country forever.

2. Sea to Shining Sea

The Lewis and Clark expedition - part of Jefferson’s vision to create an America stretching “from sea to shining sea” - incites westward expansion.

3. The Golden Trail

California’s rise was not promised. Descendants of the settlers, in pursuit of Manifest Destiny, reveal the ambition that transformed the frontier.

4. Empire Island

Against impossible odds, DeWitt Clinton launches a plan to reshape the landscape of New York state and transform it into a global trading superpower.

5. The Last Wild Frontier

The Alaska Purchase adds vast territory to the U.S. but is also one of the Earth’s most extreme environments.

6. Lone Star Border

The 1836 Battle of the Alamo becomes a rallying cry for the Texas Revolution, culminating in the U.S. seizing vast territory from Mexico.

1. The Purchase and the Price

The Louisiana Purchase doubles America’s size overnight and reshapes the country forever.

2. Sea to Shining Sea

The Lewis and Clark expedition - part of Jefferson’s vision to create an America stretching “from sea to shining sea” - incites westward expansion.

3. The Golden Trail

California’s rise was not promised. Descendants of the settlers, in pursuit of Manifest Destiny, reveal the ambition that transformed the frontier.

4. Empire Island

Against impossible odds, DeWitt Clinton launches a plan to reshape the landscape of New York state and transform it into a global trading superpower.

5. The Last Wild Frontier

The Alaska Purchase adds vast territory to the U.S. but is also one of the Earth’s most extreme environments.

6. Lone Star Border

The 1836 Battle of the Alamo becomes a rallying cry for the Texas Revolution, culminating in the U.S. seizing vast territory from Mexico.