Episode
Wagon Train: The Gabe Carswell Story
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- Wagon Train
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 1958-01-15
- Runtime
- 50 min
Episode context
The Gabe Carswell Story is Episode 18 in Season 1 of Wagon Train. It aired on 1958-01-15. The runtime is 50 min.
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Episode 17: The Jesse Cowan Story
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.
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Episode 20: The Dora Gray Story
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Episode 15: The Cliff Grundy Story
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Episode 21: The Annie MacGregor Story
The MacGregor clan decides to come to America and start a new life. The wagon trains going to California have had a hard time dealing with their different customs. Can Major Adams' be any different?
Episode 14: The Julie Gage Story
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Episode 22: The Bill Tawnee Story
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Episode 13: The Clara Beauchamp 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.
Episode 12: The Riley Gratton Story
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Episode 24: The Bernal Sierra Story
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