There is a lot of violence in this series, but we know that was the reality of the times. In the aftermath of the Civil War, European immigrants make their way by wagon train to Oregon, where they can homestead free land. They imagine Oregon is paradise, away from the wars and oppressive aristocracy in their homeland. There have been many films about the hardships immigrants faced, but this story is unique in that its heroine is a young woman who leaves the restrictions of society in Tennessee and becomes free in this journey. She wears pants, herds cattle, falls in love and learns the Comanche language. The acting is excellent, and the cinematography is beautiful. Between 15,000 and 65,000 immigrants died along the Oregon Trail. This is a reminder of our nationโs development, before we were staring at our cellphones while sipping Starbucks coffee.