The Wild West History Myth The Making Of America

Author : Frederick Nolan
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781839403897

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The Wild West by Frederick Nolan Pdf

On 14 May 1804, one Captain Meriwether Lewis and his companion William Clark led a thirty-three-man expedition to the new lands of Louisiana. 8,000 miles and two years later, after rafting up the Missouri and crossing the Rocky Mountains, they reached the far side of the world, the Pacific Ocean. Fredrick Nolan explores the first US settlers of the American West, including the remarkable stories of unsung heroes and heroines, the bloody battles between settlers and the native American inhabitants, the crimes committed by corrupt Sheriffs, and the occasions when citizens had to take the law into their own hands. This is the story of the men and women who answered the call of the West.

Author : Frederick W. Nolan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
ISBN : 1841931837

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The Wild West by Frederick W. Nolan Pdf

Author : David Hamilton Murdoch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015054144103

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The American West by David Hamilton Murdoch Pdf

The Wild West of Hollywood and American folklore is nothing more than a functional myth asserts D.H. Murdoch in this study, which presents a sustained analysis of how the myth originated and why.

Author : Selina Schuster
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-16
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9783656497042

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The Significance of the Western Myth in modern America by Selina Schuster Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 2,0, University of Paderborn (Institut für Anglistik/Amerikanistik), course: Pro-Seminar 'The American Frontier', language: English, abstract: In this term paper I’m going to answer the question if the Western Myth and the idea of an American Frontier are still current topics in modern day America. The glorified myth of a frontier moving faster and faster into the unknown is deeply rooted in the heads of the American people, since the first settlers moved westwards, over hundred-fifty years ago. It had an enormous impact on America’s history and on its national identity. But can this idea of a frontier still be found today, or is it just a historically important, but today mostly unappealing episode in recent history books? Furthermore, I will try to find an answer where hints and connections to the myth of the Old West - with its cowboys, lonesome riders and sheriffs - can be found in modern American culture. Are those images of the wild, deserted West still topical and influential, and if so, where. In which parts of life and culture can they be found, or are the Old West and the Western Myth just outdated? I’m going to carry out my researches about this topic with the help of the books ‘The American frontier – Go West, young man’ by Prof. Dr. Michael Porsche, ‘The frontier in American History’ by Frederick Jackson Turner, ‘The Wild West: Myth and History’ by Alexander Emmerich and several internet sources to illustrate and prove my theses. At the end of this term paper I hope to be able to point out, in which parts of everyday life in modern America references to the myth of the Wild West and the American Frontier can be found and which significance they have.

Author : Maureen Hill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
ISBN : 1840670266

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Wild West by Maureen Hill Pdf

Part of this brilliant new series of fun and educational reference books for children, Wild West covers the history of America's most turbulent region, from the arrival of the first Europeans to the battle of Wounded Knee. This fascinating, informative and colourful guide looks at one of the most tempestuous periods in American history as well as telling the stories of such famous names as Chief Sitting Bull and Annie Oakley.

Author : Richard A. Maynard
Publisher : Hayden Books
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036007701

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The American West on Film: Myth and Reality by Richard A. Maynard Pdf

Compares the reality of Western history with its Hollywood treatment in movies.

Author : Beth E. Levy
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-18
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780520952027

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Frontier Figures by Beth E. Levy Pdf

Frontier Figures is a tour-de-force exploration of how the American West, both as physical space and inspiration, animated American music. Examining the work of such composers as Aaron Copland, Roy Harris, Virgil Thomson, Charles Wakefield Cadman, and Arthur Farwell, Beth E. Levy addresses questions of regionalism, race, and representation as well as changing relationships to the natural world to highlight the intersections between classical music and the diverse worlds of Indians, pioneers, and cowboys. Levy draws from an array of genres to show how different brands of western Americana were absorbed into American culture by way of sheet music, radio, lecture recitals, the concert hall, and film. Frontier Figures is a comprehensive illumination of what the West meant and still means to composers living and writing long after the close of the frontier.

Author : Vic Kovacs
Publisher : PowerKids Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1499407092

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The True History of the Wild West by Vic Kovacs Pdf

The Wild West is an American era shrouded in myth and legend. Through engaging text and fun facts, this series exposes the truth about Wild West history. Each title clarifies the roles, struggles, and lifestyle of a certain group of people on the western frontier, such as cowboys, women, sheriffs, and outlaws. Readers will learn about important figures of the Wild West, as well as the legends and stories that grew out of that exciting time in history. This series is a great supplement for social studies curricula, and will appeal to the adventurous side of young readers everywhere! - Supplements social studies curricula, especially pertaining to western expansion - "Truth or Myth?" insets encourage deeper understanding of historical events and provide opportunities for critical thinking - Short biographies introduce readers to important figures in American history

Author : Frank Bergon,Zeese Papanikolas
Publisher : Berkley
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : West (U.S.)
ISBN : UOM:49015000687377

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Looking Far West by Frank Bergon,Zeese Papanikolas Pdf

Author : Michael Wallis
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1999-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 031219286X

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The Real Wild West by Michael Wallis Pdf

Author : Richard Slotkin
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 868 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 0806130318

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Gunfighter Nation by Richard Slotkin Pdf

Examines the ways in which the frontier myth influences American culture and politics, drawing on fiction, western films, and political writing

Author : Joe B Frantz,Julian Ernest, Jr. Choate
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780806155999

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The American Cowboy by Joe B Frantz,Julian Ernest, Jr. Choate Pdf

The cowboy, America’s most popular folk hero, appeals to millions of readers of novels, histories, biographies, and folk tales. Cowboys command a vast audience on country radio, television, and at the movies, but what exactly is a cowboy? Authors Joe B. Frantz and Julian Ernest Choate, Jr., reveal the real, dyed-in-the-wool cowboy as a heroic being from the American past, who richly deserves to be understood in terms of reality, instead of myth. Here, then, is the definitive portrait of the American cowboy—in frontier history and in literature—reexamined, revitalized, and set in the proper perspective. Many exciting accounts of cowboy life have been presented by such talented writers as J. Evetts Haley, J. Frank Dobie, Wayne Gard, Walter Prescott Webb, Edward Everett Dale, Helena Huntington Smith, Ramon F. Adams, and C. L. Sonnichsen. But Frantz and Choate see the cowboy in relation to the entire panorama of western history and as part of a continuing tradition: “The American cowboy has carved a niche—niche nothing, it’s a gorge—in American affection as a folk hero, and in this role we have surveyed him.” The American Cowboy: The Myth and the Reality is illustrated with sixteen pages of the great cowboy photographs made more than a century ago by Erwin E. Smith.

Author : Thomas Correa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 164584286X

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The American Cowboy Chronicles Old West Myths & Legends by Thomas Correa Pdf

This book is about the real Old West. The research presented here comes from what I've found during my more than forty-five years of researching American history, but especially what I've learned in regards to the other side of the myths and legends of the Old West. In 2010, I started a blog, The American Cowboy Chronicles, to share what I've learned and celebrate the virtues of America. My articles on the Old West have never been meant to dispel the myths or attack legends but to simply explain what I've found after taking a hard look, an honest look, an objective look, at the evidence that's available. Since evidence proves or disproves what we've all been told about the Old West by Hollywood and writers who are not objective researchers, this is my attempt at taking a fresh look at Wyatt Earp, Tom Horn, and others. But mostly, this book is about why the American Cowboy became America's quintessential role model. This book looks at why the American Cowboy represents American toughness, independence, and resilience to the rest of the World.

Author : Bob Alexander,Richard K. Alvord
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 601 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781574418163

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Tall Walls and High Fences by Bob Alexander,Richard K. Alvord Pdf

Texas has one of the world’s largest prison systems, in operation for more than 170 years and currently employing more than 28,000 people. Hundreds of thousands of people have been involved in the prison business in Texas: inmates, correctional officers, public officials, private industry representatives, and volunteers have all entered the secure facilities and experienced a different world. Previous books on Texas prisons have focused either on records and data of the prisons, personal memoirs by both inmates and correctional officers, or accounts of prison breaks. Tall Walls and High Fences is the first comprehensive history of Texas prisons, written by a former law enforcement officer and an officer of the Texas prisons. Bob Alexander and Richard K. Alford chronicle the significant events and transformation of the Texas prison system from its earliest times to the present day, paying special attention to the human side of the story. Incarceration policy evolved from isolation to hard labor to rodeo and educational opportunities, with reform measures becoming an ever-evolving quest. The complex job of the correctional officer has evolved as well—they must ensure custody and control over the inmate population at all times, in order to provide a proper environment conducive to safety and positive change. Alexander and Alford focus especially on the men and women who work with diligence and dedication at their jobs “inside the walls,” risking their lives and—in too many instances—giving their lives in a peculiar line of duty most would find unpalatable. Within these pages are stories of prison breaks, bloodhounds chasing escapees, and gunfights. Inside the walls are deadly confrontations, human trafficking, rape, clandestine consensual trysts, and tricks turned against correctional officers. Famous people and episodes in Texas prison history receive their due, from Texas Rangers apprehending and placing outlaws in prison to the famed gunfighter John Wesley Hardin’s time in and out of prison. Tall Walls and High Fences covers numerous convict escape attempts and successes, including the 1974 prison siege at Huntsville and the 2007 prisoner gunfight and escape at the Wynne Unit. Throughout this long history Alexander and Alford pay special tribute to the more than 75 correctional officers, lawmen, and civilians who lost their lives in the line of duty.

Author : Darren L. Ivey
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781574417449

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The Ranger Ideal Volume 2 by Darren L. Ivey Pdf

They say everything is bigger in Texas, and the Lone Star State can certainly boast of immense ranches, vast oil fields, enormous cowboy hats, and larger-than-life heroes. Among the greatest of the latter are the iconic Texas Rangers, a service that has existed, in one form or another, since 1823. Established in Waco in 1968, the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum continues to honor these legendary symbols of Texas and the American West. While upholding a proud heritage of duty and sacrifice, even men who wear the cinco peso badge can have their own champions. Thirty-one individuals—whose lives span more than two centuries—have been enshrined in the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame. In The Ranger Ideal Volume 2: Texas Rangers in the Hall of Fame, 1874-1930, Darren L. Ivey presents capsule biographies of the twelve inductees who served Texas in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Ivey begins with John B. Jones, who directed his Rangers through their development from state troops to professional lawmen; then covers Leander H. McNelly, John B. Armstrong, James B. Gillett, Jesse Lee Hall, George W. Baylor, Bryan Marsh, and Ira Aten—the men who were responsible for some of the Rangers’ most legendary feats. Ivey concludes with James A. Brooks, William J. McDonald, John R. Hughes, and John H. Rogers, the “Four Great Captains” who guided the Texas Rangers into the twentieth century.