Recognizing that Maj. Robert Parrish (Dale Robertson) has a history of making peace with Native American tribes, President Ulysses S. Grant (John Hamilton) sends him to iron out a land dispute with Chief Sitting Bull (J. Carrol Naish). Though negotiations seem to be going well, Parrish can't stop the deadly Battle of Little Big Horn. Many die, but when he helps Sitting Bull survive, Parrish is charged with crimes against the government, and he will be executed unless Grant steps in.
After a devastating storm, ranch foreman George McJunkin discovers ancient bison fossils and flint points unearthed in a riverbank; he sets out to find someone in the scientific community who will acknowledge the importance of his discovery.
The true tale of Pearl Hart, the notorious "Bandit Queen"; with no money to care for her gravely ill mother, Pearl makes a fateful decision to enter a life of crime and soon becomes the first woman to rob a stagecoach in the Old West.
The Dalton Gang attempts to pull off the most brazen bank robbery of the Old West when they hatch a plan to rob two banks at the same time; when their plan explodes in a hail of gunfire, only one Dalton is left alive to tell the tale.
Naturalist William Bartram explores the unmapped regions of the South to document the native fauna and flora; after surviving many encounters with Native Americans and wildlife, it's an invisible virus that may finally end the journey and his life.
The cowboys remove a dangerous cow from a rancher's herd; Bubba continues to work for his father-in-law and is rewarded with a hefty payout; Misty convinces Cody to give her his ranch horse; wedding planning causes tension between Booger and Jaclyn.