How the West Was Won (1962) is an epic Western film that chronicles the expansion of the American frontier through the story of the Rawlings family. Spanning several decades, the film is divided into three segments: The River, The Civil War, and The Railroad. The story begins with Linus Rawlings and his family traveling west by river, facing natural dangers, bandits, and the challenges of settling in a new land. During the Civil War, family members such as Luke and Zeb Rawlings confront the chao