Wild West Show History

Cowboys did not fight in duels, kill Indians, or rescue the damsel in distress. Instead they drove cattle for thousands of miles, bribed Indians to avoid conflict, and were often single. Cowboys were believed to be lone vigilantes who weather the tough terrain of a life on the road alone. However in reality the task of successfully herding hundreds of cattle over thousands of miles could not have been done by a lone ranger and was performed by groups of ten or more. Every aspect of a cowboy’s job required teamwork.

Many westerns contain some of the same elements. For instance, almost every western ever made involves a sheriff. He is usually the peace-keeper of a small town overrun by outlaws and cowboys, which he eventually chases out of town or kills. Another element of westerns is a

Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp was born March 19, 1848, in Monmouth, Illinois. Wyatt’s dad was a soldier in the Mexican War. Wyatt was named after a guy that was the leader of his dad’s unit. Wyatt never really had a permanent home because his dad was a drinker and gambler. Because, of his dad’s gambling and drinking problem he moved his family around a lot and thats why Wyatt didn’t have a permanent home. When Wyatt was thirteen the Civil War broke out, Wyatt wanted to go fight for the union like his older brothers but he was to young, so he snuck away from home and tried to enlist 3 times but was found out he was young and was sent home. Since he had to stay home he had to tend 8 acres on the farm and his two young brothers helped.

What does one think of when given the phrase “Wild West?” Is it cowboys and Indians? Bar fights? John Wayne perhaps? Despite various answers, numerous people can agree that the wild west was an eventful and important time period. “The American west had all sorts of people including pioneers, business people, scouts, lawmen, outlaws, gangs, gunslingers, and cowboys. Most of these people had one thing in common… they were looking for an opportunity and they weren’t afraid of adventure.” These people settled in Wild West towns and changed the land, which played a big role in the development of modern-day society. Sacramento, a major historic town, stands as a notable example of

Cowboys are the iconic symbol of Wyoming and its culture. I identify closely with this culture because it was a huge part of my childhood and I spent a lot of time engaging in the typical activities of my region. One of the biggest parts of my

Every since John Ford’s 1939 western Stagecoach, the West has been portrayed in art, entertainment, and literature as a desolate arid landscape of mountains and deserts. The story or movie backdrop was usually set in America’s colonial era and often included small frontier towns with saloons, the local jail, and ranches on the outskirts of town. The main characters were ranchers, handsome gun slinging wayward cowboys donning Stetsons, savage Indians raging havoc against settlers, and outlaw gangs roaming the prairies holding up banks and railroads. Every story pretty much had a similar plot; the pursuit of wrongdoers, lawmen and bounty hunters set on catching that elusive bad guy, guns and gunfights, and the humble settlers protecting his family and land. The heroes that

The Wild Horses gathered belong to the most famous band of mustangs in Nevada, the band of the horses were featured in the movie “The Misfits.” With the horses being featured in the Hollywood Film it helped with the process of the Wild Horse and Burro Act of 1971. The Band of horses is now facing the threat of being obliterated, even though the Wild horse and Burro Act of 1971 and all the other groups are fighting to stop the attorneys from making a huge mistake. (“How to

The term cowboy is rumored to have started on slave manors, where employments had titles like "houseboy," "field boy," and "cattle rustler." After annulment, the autonomy gave by the requesting however stately cowhand way of life was desirable over sharecropping for some liberated men and ladies. Riding methods adjusted from Native Americans were consolidated with learning of creature farming and bovine grouping abilities, which many follow back to African conventions.

"The Wild West Magazine" is a magazine issued mostly to adult men who already know a little about history. Ball does not beat around the bush and try to explain things as he goes making it long and boring, but tells you straight making it very interesting to read. Like I have mentioned before in talking about Balls occasion, readers like to hear facts about history, not at all his opinion, that is where Ball is at his strongest. He does very well with his audience.

The adverting for the show was extremely elaborate. Buffalo Bill had outstanding public relations group that began advertising the show in innovative ways. As early as 1884 color lithographs were used for posters to advertise the show. “And by 1893, Burke and his team were producing a booklets sixty-four pages long, crammed with articles on virtually every aspect of the show.” If he had not had marketing skills of a few brilliant men that were ahead of their time the show would have received the coverage needed to draw in the large crowds. His publicist mingled Bill’s name with generals of the military and influential socialites. He was placed in the right situations to meet the right people and was received grandeur.. The Wild West show

From its beginning rodeo has grown to be a well loved sport. "The beginnings of rodeo can be traced back to the ranches of the early 1700's, when the Spanish ruled the West." The duties on these ranches evolved directly into the modern rodeo events (Early Years). Although rodeos involve the same activities Western cowboys performed, they are not done in quite the same way. "Rodeo has continued to grow from its roots

For my Cultural Report I chose to go to the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. As I was looking through the many exhibits I realized the importance that western cultural has on the state of Oklahoma and in the United States in general. All of the different sculptures and photography exhibits take you through many emotions as you look through them. Many of the exhibits in the museum are about the old west and describe the way that many of the sculptures were made and what they mean to Oklahoma or just to any “true” cowboy in general. The National Cowboy and Western Heritage museum conveys the image of an American cowboy. This entire museum entails the life of Native Americans and cowboy in western heritage.

The Wild West impending transformation from being rough, rugged good guy and bad guy domain to a more cultivated world of advancements in the late 1800 's was brought on by the expansion of the East. Stephen Crane 's "The Bride Come to Yellow Sky" Jack Potter, the town marshal and his new bride are returning back to Yellow Sky, Texas from San Antonio, Texas on a train. To Jack 's surprise, Scratchy Wilson, the town drunk is waiting for him for a gun fight. Jack and his new bride try to make it home without anyone noticing in town, but they come face to face with Scratchy. Scratchy is taken back by Jack 's unpreparedness and his newly marry status, and Scratchy forgoes the gun fight. In "The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" Stephen Crane illustrates the theme of the modernization of the Wild West and the fading existence of it in society through symbolism and eloquent imagery to describe the ever changing frontier and the vivid characters, the use of metaphors of Jack 's internal conflict of his married status and his external conflict with Scratchy Wilson.

It is during this time that “call of the wild” strengthens in Buck, and he goes into the forest and befriends a wolf. When Buck returns, he finds out that Yeehat Indians have killed everyone at the campsite. As a result of Buck’s sheer rage at finding Thornton dead, he kills some of the Yeehats and then becomes the leader of a wolf pack.

“The adventures related in the literature of the Wild West were remote from my nature but, at least, they opened doors of escape.” (Pg 15)