wagon master

Poitier plays Buck, a wagon master and Union veteran trying to protect formerly enslaved people and Native Americans in the wake of the Civil War.

Krause is the wagon master, charged with commanding the entire convoy.

A wagon master is confronted by a man he wounded years before in episodes from The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters.

The substantial introductory section is devoted solely to Ford—beginning with “Judge Priest,” continuing with “Young Mr. Lincoln,” ending with “Wagon Master”—and it’s something of a surprise in its modesty.

Robison started as an assistant wagon master, but was promoted to California wagon master, then hired as national trails coordinator when the need became apparent in the face of multiple organizational challenges.