Big Valley

Large geological depression

Big Valley is a western television series that aired from 1965 to 1969, following the wealthy Barkley family on their California ranch.

The show starred Barbara Stanwyck as the widowed matriarch Victoria Barkley.

More generally, a big valley is simply a large valley—a broad, low-lying area between mountains or hills.

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Barbara Stanwyck · cattle · cattle ranch · frontier · frontier life · old west · 1960s · golden age · family drama · sprawling · prairie · rolling hills · mountains · homestead · dynasty · horses · saga · land

Opposites
western tv series tone/style

Big ValleyGunsmoke

Classic Western broadcast series

Bonanza · Wagon Train

geographic scale/formation

Big Valleymountain summit

Highest elevation point

Family

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