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Michael Portillo crosses the Atlantic to ride the railroads of America.

Michael Portillo crosses the Atlantic to ride the railroads of America, armed with Appleton's General Guide to the United States, published in 1879.

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Great American Railroad Journeys: Series 2

Michael Portillo

John Comerford

Alison Kreps

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Great American Railroad Journeys: Series 2: Episode 7: La Junta, Colorado, to Pueblo, New Mexico

La Junta, Colorado, to Pueblo, New Mexico

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Episode 7: La Junta, Colorado, to Pueblo, New Mexico

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BBC Two - Great American Railroad Journeys, Series 2, La Junta, Colorado, to Pueblo, New Mexico

In Las Animas County, Colorado, Michael Portillo learns what it took to become a cowboy.

In Las Animas County, Colorado, Michael Portillo follows in the footsteps of 19th-century dudes who came to experience life as cowboys.

Michael Portillo hits ranching territory in Las Animas County, Colorado, where he follows in the footsteps of 19th-century dudes from the east coast who came to experience life as cowboys. First up - how to use a lasso.

At Bent's Old Fort, Michael learns about the Mexican-American War of 1848 and finds himself inspecting the troops. He also looks at America's relationship with firearms at a NRA shooting centre in Raton, and discovers how guns won the West.

Across the state line in Pueblo, New Mexico, Michael is drawn to a giant steel mill mentioned in his Appleton's that produces rails a quarter of a mile long, transported on special trains.

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