Episode
Wagon Train: The Jesse Cowan Story
Overview
The Cowans and Beals have been feuding a long time. Bob and Jesse return from the war and find their family dead and the Beals have joined a wagon train. Revenging their family is just the start of what Major Adams must now deal with.
Details
- Series
- Wagon Train
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 1958-01-08
- Runtime
- 50 min
Episode context
The Jesse Cowan Story is Episode 17 in Season 1 of Wagon Train. It aired on 1958-01-08. The runtime is 50 min.
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Episode 16: The Luke O'Malley Story
Luke O'Malley is running from an outlaw who said he would kill him for turning him into the law. Since he won't believe he didn't do it, he takes his two kids and joins Adams' wagon train disguised as a parsons, who doesn't act like one.
Episode 18: The Gabe Carswell Story
Gabe Carswell wants his son to join the whites because of what he sees coming for the Indians. When his son refuses he takes him to the wagon train heading for California but the Arapaho are getting set to attack.
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Episode 14: The Julie Gage Story
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Episode 20: The Dora Gray Story
Dora Gray has made some poor choices in her life. Just wanting to get to San Francisco, her latest one involves someone who sells army guns to the Indians and Flint finds himself right in the middle of it.
Episode 13: The Clara Beauchamp Story
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Episode 21: The Annie MacGregor Story
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Episode 12: The Riley Gratton Story
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Episode 22: The Bill Tawnee Story
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Episode 11: The Zeke Thomas Story
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Episode 23: The Mark Hanford Story
Jack Hanford built his wealth to give his son. He turns it all down to honor his Cheyenne heritage when his mother dies. To make matters worse in his son's eyes, he had sent for a woman he briefly met to replace her even before she died.