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Old West trailblazers Kit Carson and Buffalo Bill Cody are often considered two of the most colorful characters ever to roam the open plains, and in this release from The History Channel viewers are invited to ride along as the adventurous pair take on incredible odds while galloping their way into the annals of American history. From the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains to the coast of California, there's no place in the west that these two left unexplored as Carson guided Georgia explorer John C. Frémont on a mission to map the Western Trails and Cody parlayed his experiences as a Pony Express mailman and Army Scout leader into the most popular Wild West Show ever assembled.