Wild West Disaster Tech DVD

In the nineteenth century, East coast settlers saw the American frontier as a wild place full of rivers that needed taming and mountains that needed blasting.

Despite their adventurous spirit, the enterprising Americans who sought a better life out west could never have imagined that the frontier could be so daunting or so dangerous. Join Wild West Tech to see how the early low-tech expansion spelled serious disaster during some of the first attempts to mold the Western frontier. It was through massive catastrophes involving trains, ships, and new buildings, that pioneers of the wild West learned tough lessons about modern engineering.

Featuring fascinating period accounts and rare photos of some of the West's worst technological calamities, Disaster Tech highlights the growing pains of America's westward expansion.

DVD Features:

• Color
• Approximately 50 Minutes