THE WEST is an eight-part documentary series which premiered on PBS stations in September 1996. This multimedia guided tour proceeds chapter-by-chapter through each episode in the series, offering selected documentary materials, archival images and commentary, as well as links to background information and other resources of the web site. [self-description] The resources are browsable via an interactive biographical dictionary, a clickable map and a basic timeline. Additonally, an annotated listing of other Internet resources about the history and culture of the American West is provided for further research.