Jim Beckwourth lives a life of adventure as a trapper, trader and adopted member of the Crow tribe. When America goes to war, Beckwourth becomes an army dispatch rider, a job that puts him and a young greenhorn on a collision course with the Pawnee.
The cowboys aid a damsel in distress; Misty plans a launch party for Cody's book; Jaclyn helps Booger renovate his grandfather's porch; the guys wrap up their biggest cattle deal ever, and they are invited to the annual Cattlemen's Association Ball.
Corrupt Wisconsin lumberman Jim Fallon travels to Northern California at the dawn of the 20th century in order to gain control of a tract of redwood forest. Fallon's underhanded tactics stir resentment from everyone, including settler Elder Bixby; his beautiful daughter, Alicia; Fallon's fair-minded employee, Yukon Burn; and his right-hand man, Frenchy LeCroix -- and his cheating ways create unlikely bedfellows.
After Bill Doolin escapes from jail, the US Marshals are determined to keep the notorious outlaw from robbing any more banks or trains; Heck Thomas and his posse finally corner Doolin, where he refuses to surrender, and gunfire is the only way out.
When Mother Amadeus takes ill, former slave Mary Fields travels west to nurse the nun back to health; Mary becomes a fearless mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, protecting the mail from bandits and earning the nickname Stagecoach Mary.
Heading west as a young adventurer, greenhorn Jim Baker quickly develops a reputation as a skilled marksman and mountain man; when a party of trappers is surrounded and attacked by Cheyenne and Arapaho warriors, Baker proves that he is also a leader.