

The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen
2018-03-07 · 82 min / episode · ★ 6.7
A look at the lives of iconic pioneers such as Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Tecumseh, Davy Crocket and Andrew Jackson as they traveled across America.
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- Appian Way, Stephen David Entertainment
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- United States of America, New Zealand
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Gareth Reeves
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