The Best Wild West Documentaries

History - 27 free documentaries about the wild west.

Start with The Brief, Violent Life of Billy The Kid (54 min, American Experience), then Exposing The Myths Of Little Bighorn And General Custer (47 min, Our History). All 27 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on the wild west is Empire of the Summer Moon by S. C. Gwynne.

• The Brief, Violent Life of Billy The Kid (54 min, American Experience)
• Exposing The Myths Of Little Bighorn And General Custer | Battlefield Detectives (47 min, Our History)
• The Bloody Truth Behind America's Ancient Anasazi (48 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• How Calamity Jane Became A Wild West Living Legend | Legend Of The West (53 min, Absolute History)
• Modern Marvels: The Railroads That Tamed the Wild West (S2, E9) (45 min, HISTORY)
• The Real Life Criminal Who Inspired Jekyll & Hyde | Britain's Outlaws (59 min, Absolute History)
• The Glamour & Grit Of The British Highwayman | Outlaws: Highwaymen (59 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Most FAMOUS Battle of the West at Little Bighorn | Sitting Bull (S1) (20 min, HISTORY)
• Was the Wild West Really Wild? | What Really Happened: America's Wild West MEGA Episode (171 min, National Geographic)
• Shale cowboys: fracking under Trump | VPRO Documentary | 2017 (47 min, VPRO Documentary)
• America's Wild West: A Catastrophic Frontier | What Really Happened (44 min, National Geographic)
• The Cowboy Killer: The Deadly Game Of Claude Dallas (52 min, Real Stories)
• Robert Redford's The West: The Bloodiest Battle Of The Great Sioux War (44 min, Absolute History)
• Robert Redford's The West: What Turned Billy The Kid Into A Legendary Outlaw? (44 min, Absolute History)
• Why Did Britons Love This Notorious Highwayman? | Britain's Outlaws (59 min, Absolute History)
• Earth Untold: West Sumatra | Hidden Tales of Indonesia’s Wild Frontier (52 min, Free Documentary)
• Living in the World's Most Inhospitable Place: Karoo Cowboy (52 min, Free Documentary)
• ► HOW IT WORKS | Cowboy Hats, Suitcases, Lawn mower, Tortilla Chips | Episode 16 (24 min, Free Documentary)
• The Story Of Honest Jack Sheppard: Thief, Scoundrel and Public Hero | Outlaws (60 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Robert Redford's The West: How Wyatt Earp Became The Most Feared Gunman Of The West (44 min, Absolute History)
• Robert Redford's The West: How Did Billy The Kid Die? (44 min, Absolute History)
• Robert Redford's The West: Jesse James And The Outlaws That Nearly Sparked A Second Civil War (45 min, Absolute History)
• Robert Redford's The West: The In-Fighting Of America's Most Violent Cowboys (44 min, Absolute History)
• Robert Redford's The West: The Bloody Battles That Ignited America's 'Indian War' (44 min, Absolute History)
• Prairie Dogs: Life in the Wild West (52 min, Free Documentary - Nature)
• A History Of Wild West Stagecoaches | David Jason: Planes, Trains and Automobiles Ep4 (42 min, Our History)
• The Alamo’s Last Stand | The Men Who Built America (S1, E4) (82 min, HISTORY)

Top-Rated Books About The Wild West

1. Empire of the Summer Moon by S. C. Gwynne (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
2. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown - View on Amazon
3. Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
4. Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
5. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer (3.9/5) - View on Amazon