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How the Wild West Was Won with Ray Mears

Episode 3: Deserts

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 4 months

Ray Mears looks at how the landscapes of America's five great deserts, from the Great Basin desert to Arizona's Sonoran desert, challenged the westward push of the pioneers. Show more

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