The saga of a land and its people
BBC1 presents in 12 parts the epic best-selling novel by JAMES A. MICHENER of the exploration and development of the Great American West.
1: Only the Rocks Live Forever starring
When a French-Canadian, known only as Pasquinel, risked his life in hostile Colorado Indian territory to trade for beaver in the dying years of the 18th century, he discovered a culture at its zenith. Unwittingly, he and his partners, Scottish fugitive Alexander McKeag and St Louis silver-smith Herman Bockweiss , were to be the forerunners of doom for the Indian and his environment.
Written for television by JOHN WILDER
Produced by HOWARD ALSTON Directed by VIRGIL VOGEL (Part 2 tomorrow at 7.30)