Little Britches: Old American West Outlaw

First published in 1844 by Henry G. Langley, New York, in Josiah Gregg’s book, Commerce of the Prairies: Or the Journal of a Santa Fe Trader, During Eight Expeditions Across The Great Western Prairies, and a residence of nearly nine years in Northern Mexico, and published in his atlas in 1845, “Map of the Indian Territory Northern Texas and New Mexico Showing the Great Western Prairies” was the most accurate and reliable map of the southwestern plains during its time. This map is said to have been produced by Gregg, Sidney Morse and Samuel Breese, from a combination of works, including Humbolt’s “New Spain” map of 1811, notes derived from Major Long’s 1840 expedition, Joseph C. Brown’s survey of the Santa Fe Trail in 1841, and Gregg’s personal

From 1864s to the beginning of the 20th century the American economy was transformed from free-market to monopoly and became a typical imperialist country. The economy was quick growing in the new ranges in the nation.This period saw the settlement of Anglo-American in the western fields, which were unlimited unmoving grounds possessed by Indians through The Homestead Act of 1862. The western boondocks had the capacity bring various improvements through commercializing of mining, rail route transport, and cultivating and dairy cattle organizations.

American Western Outlaw Sam Bass was born July 21, 1851 near Mitchell, Indiana. He was orphaned before he was thirteen and spent five years at the home of an uncle. Bass left his home at age 18 and drifted to Texas, where in 1874 he befriended Joel Collins. In 1876 Bass and Collins went north on a cattle drive but turned to robbing stagecoaches. In September 1877 in Big Springs, Nebraska, they and four others robbed a Union Pacific train of $65,000 in gold coin and other valuables. After dividing the money the bandits decided to go in pairs in separate directions. Within a few weeks Collins and two others were killed while resisting arrest. But Bass, disguised as a farmer, made it back to Texas, where he formed a new outlaw band. Him and his

Clyde was The Barrow Gang came to Arkansas in June of 1933. The only reason they came was to hideout while Bonnie Parker recovered from third degree burns she received from a car crash. They checked into Dennis Tourist Camp in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Eventually they ran low on money. So being the outlaws they were they went on a crime rampage. On June 22, Buck Barrow and W. D. Jones went to Alma, while Clyde Barrow stayed behind to tend to Bonnie’s burns. Buck and Jones tied up Henry Humphrey, Alma’s town marshal, in an attempt to rob the Commercial Bank. They were unsuccessful. The next day the two of them held up Nell Brown’s Grocery store in Fayetteville and got away with twenty dollars and Mr. Brown’s delivery truck. They later ditched the

Cavalier in Buckskin, a book about George Armstrong Custer’s life up until his death on June 25, 1876 at the Battle of Little Bighorn, taught me many things about how Custer lived and acted. It also taught me a lot about Custers personality in battle which made me come to the conclusion that he was a very confident man in what he did and how he fought his battles which in turn possibly could have ended his life because overconfidence can be deadly.

Myra Maybelle Shirley Reed Starr, also known as Belle Starr was one of the worst outlaws in the West. Belle lived from 1848-1889. She was born on February fifth 1848 and died on February third 1889. She was known for stealing horses, getting herself into gangs, and getting hung up with a lot of bad boys.

Butch was released in 1896 and he continued the life of a criminal. It was at this point that he established the Wild Bunch- a group famed for their successful and longest stint in bank and train robberies. Upon forming the group, Butch made sure that the members are taught of how to conduct successful robberies based on the mistakes that he and his previous groups committed which led to death or imprisonment.

Davy, David Crockett was known as an American folk hero when he was referred in the Texas revolution. He was born on August 17, 1786 in Limestone, but grew up in East Tennessee. He was born to a pioneer family. Davy also got enlisted in the Tennessee militia. He gained a reputation because he hunted and also did a lot of storytelling.

Frederick's mother was the daughter of the colored Isaac and Betsey Bailey. Her name was Harriet. She

Amos Bad Heart Bull was a member of the Oglala Nation, historian and artist of the sets of drawings that start with Oglala life before 1856, The drawings, catalog the life of the Oglala through 1903. By preserving the most minute details of daily life, then the battles with the Crow from 1856-1875. Additional significant set The Battle of the Little Bighorn, as it was one of the most studied actions in U.S. military history, and the enormous works on the subject are dedicated mostly to answering questions about Custer’s generalship during the fighting. Amos Bad Heart Bull left an invaluable historical record.

The American frontier hero is very present in our culture, and those heroes have come from different traditions of males in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The start of the American frontier hero goes back into the early decades of American colonization. There have been investigations of the heroic stereotype that suggests that American frontier heroes played a very important role in the shaping of American literature and culture than had previously been known by Denise MacNeil and Mary Rowlandson. Following up after reading “The Account of Mary Rowlandson and Other Indian Captivity Narratives,” it was an eye opener for myself. Furthermore, it was an eye opener, because many of us take life for granted and do not realize someone

Daniel Boone was born on November 2, 1734, near Reading Pennsylvania. He was sixth of

When you think of cowboys you think of a hero, someone who seeks adventure and thrill. But things might not be always as it seems. “A cowboy’s life is not the joyous, adventurous existence shown in the moving pictures”(Bill Haywood). A true definition of a cowboy is a man, who herds and tends cattle, specifically in the western US. We tend to focus on the mythical side of the story and ignore the reality.

Western, a genre of short stories that are set in the American west, primarily in the late of the 19th century (“Western” 598), and still being told until today by films, televisions, radio, and other art works. The major of moving to the west was because of the Homestead Act, 1862 (“U.S. Statues at Large” 392) which would give lands to people who stayed there for five years. This lead to a huge wave of immigrants moved to the West, and they had to face to many hardships and conflicts such as Indian attacks, tornadoes, blizzards, and illnesses.

As the twentieth century approached, America was experiencing a time of considerable expansion. All eyes were looking for ways to make the United States a larger, more powerful, and more efficient country. Because of this wave in American society, there was no movement given more devotion than the settling of the West. The range-cattle industry in its various aspects, and in its importance to the United States and particularly to the Great Plains, has been a subject of focus to Americans since its origin in the mid 1800's. This industry was rendered possible by such factors as vast sections of fertile land, the rise of heavy industry involving the great demand for beef, and