The West, an epic saga of the American West, chronicles the history of one of the most extraordinary landscapes on earth. It is a story of how individual and collective actions changed history and shaped a nation. The series, presented by Ken Burns, explores the region from the times of the earliest Native Americans, all the way into the 20th century. As this odyssey unfolds, it reveals the many cultures and individuals who converged on the West from every point on the compass. Their disparate desires, so often in conflict with each other, resulted in triumph, tragedy, and some of the most compelling stories in American history.