North America

The era of organized wagon-train migration from the Missouri River frontier to Oregon and other western destinations, especially prominent from the 1840s through the 1860s.

The acute phase of the global financial crisis in 2008, marked by the failure or rescue of major financial institutions and the freezing of credit markets.

American mountaineer and canyoneer who escaped Bluejohn Canyon after amputating his trapped right forearm.

American television host, producer, writer, musician, and advocate for children, best known for creating and hosting Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood from 1968 to 2001.

Investor and founder of Scion Capital who anticipated the collapse of the U.S. subprime mortgage market.

Investor who became known for identifying weaknesses in subprime mortgage lending and profiting from the subsequent collapse.

The national setting for Rogers’s television career, public-education work, and cultural influence.

The Missouri River commercial and outfitting area, including Westport Landing and nearby Independence, that served as a principal departure zone for emigrant wagon trains.

The Pacific Northwest destination sought by many 19th-century overland emigrants traveling the Oregon Trail.

The Pennsylvania city where Fred Rogers developed his public-television career and where Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood was produced.

The broad grassland region traversed by emigrant wagon trains west of the Missouri River.

The metropolitan setting surrounding LaGuardia Airport, the flight path, rescue response, and media attention.

The major mountain barrier crossed by Oregon-bound emigrants during their overland journey.

A significant early-career location in Charles’s emergence as a professional recording and touring musician.

An early-career base where Charles performed and developed professionally after leaving the South.

The U.S. state containing Bluejohn Canyon and the broader landscape depicted in the film.