How the West Was Won

Season 3

January 15, 1979

11Episodes

10.0

Mountain man Zeb Macahan continue to lead the clan in the task of taming the new frontier, with Molly Culhane by his side. Fugitive deserter Luke sees a change in fortune, while Josh undergoes some arduous rites of passage. It's a peril well understood by sisters Laura and Jessie, who learn that falling for the "bad boy" may be a fatal mistake.

Episodes

1. The Gunfighter

January 15, 1979

60 min

Rancher Henry Coe hires a professional gunman to drive the Macahans off what he considers to be his property. Frank Grayson ingratiates himself with the Macahans, but Josh recognizes him as the gunman once hired to kill Luke.

Guest Stars:

Kerry Sherman

2. The Rustler

January 22, 1979

60 min

Jessie is blindly in love with a handsome young stranger named Bob, who rescues her from a nasty villain. Together they flee to a small town and finds a priest who agrees to perform the ceremony.

3. The Enemy

February 5, 1979

60 min

A by-the-book Army lieutenant clashes with the Macahans when he hunts for an Indian chief suspected of raiding wagon trains.

Guest Stars:

Kip Niven, Denver Pyle, Richard Moll

4. The Innocent

February 12, 1979

60 min

5. Hillary

February 26, 1979

60 min

Luke embarks on a double mission: to win back his old flame Hillary and find the man who is suspected of murder as Luke once accused of - and to get him to confess.

Guest Stars:

Ken Curtis, Richard Kelton, Wilford Brimley, George Caldwell, Ted Jordan