American Old West

The Western genre can be a variety of works, including texts and films, which are set in the American Old West during the latter half of the nineteenth century. This genre primarily focuses on the life of a cowboy with gunfights, a good guy and a bad guy, and the usually ending of riding off into the sunset. The common misconception that is shown throughout the Western genre is that the male characters are always the hero, whereas the female characters are impediments and less valuable. This relates

The state of Texas is globally associated with images of the wild west and horseback riding cowboys such as John Wayne. These thousands of classic western novels and films have shaped the world's perspective of the large state of Texas. Contrary to popular opinion, Texas lifestyle is not as portrayed, Texans do not travel by horseback to local convenience stores or go on long cattle drives. However, the history of cowboys has been preserved over years and have significantly impacted Texas culture

legendary warriors of the Old West known as Crazy Horse is still considered a historical symbol. Crazy Horse was a true American Indian whose independent and fierce spirit during a battle aids as an example of how a leader ought to be. His journey is a celebration of his time and his legacy. Let us reminisce about this era and how Crazy Horse arose to be a fearless Lakota leader. Crazy Horse was born in 1840, near what it is today Rapid City, South Dakota. As a young Native American boy he was always projected

Oklahoma, took the name of Frank Dalton, and lived to be 103 years old. The world may never know. The last outlaw on the list is one that has a more unique story. Haskay-bay-nay-ntayl, or more commonly known as the Apache Kid, was a man of apache descent and was born to the white mountain apache tribe in the 1860’s. His unique name meaning, the tall man destined to come to a mysterious end, was an indian who wanted to become an American. In the year 1881, the Apache kid enlisted in the U.S. cavalry

frustrated some people. These problems did not over power the positive responses of the audience to seeing action happen right in front of your eyes. Secondly, the costumes in Wild Oats were all in all phenomenal. The show takes place in the old wild west and the costumes reflected that time period, but everyone had something unique and interesting about their costume. The ensemble, despite their generally small roles in the show, were given immeasurable amounts of life and depth through what they

setting, it would without question be in the American Old West. Living then would be gratifying because I appreciate how people worked within the community. Examples of this include judges, merchants, and farmers. Preferably, I would be a law enforcer experiencing threats people faced in addition to everyday life. Although I would physically be there, I would obligate myself to bring my current values to the table. Among these are respecting the Native Americans and embracing their skills, and pushing

for America. High unemployment rates and low wages in many cities forced many to look to new opportunities in cities and elsewhere. This included the newly expanded west. In the 1880s Kansas had three dominating groups- railroad companies, farmers, and cowboys. All three dealt with individual triumphs and struggles when developing the West and specifically Kansas in the later part of the 19th century. Railroads spent most of the 1880s concerned with previous legislation, farmers worried about land allotment

his quote” Go west, young man go west, was to get more young people to not only travel to the west but stay and make a better life for themselves. It says that the western part of the United States had a lot more opportunities for employment and a lot more opportunities to change your social status. The reasons why I believe Horace wanted more young people to travel west were to be given the opportunity to find employment and take better care of their families. The farmland in the west was more fertile

illustrates the flat ending of the west when the town marshal’s bride comes unexpectedly to Yellow Sky. “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky” demonstrates the complex dynamic of the West passing away as the East penetrates and fills the open desert plain. Jack Potter stands as the frontier hero who helps usher the East into the frontier. He acts as the classic American hero as depicted in the early nineteenth century captivity narratives that also encouraged expansion into the West. However,

Samantha Hoppe – Little House on the Prairie and Oklahoma! Journal The untouched land of the West is a hard place to live. The settlers have to build their lives from scratch, often with minimal help. In addition, danger is abundant, whether it be wild animals, Indians, or greedy hired-hands. These brave settlers are quite ridiculous to walk away from their lives of luxury for lives of hard-earned opportunity. Both Little House on the Prairie and Oklahoma!, give the audience a look into the mindset