AP American History The Myth and Reality of the American West We have all heard the stories about the old west. There are the infamous gunfights‚ the cowboys that steal all of the women’s hearts‚ and the many stagecoach robberies. But how can we tell fact from fiction? Where is the line drawn between the reality of the American west and the myth portrayed in the numerous books and movies? Everything may not have been as adventurous as we believe‚ or as glamorous. But the real question is:
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Perea 1 Victoria Perea The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky‚ a Satire of the Wild Old West Stephen Cranes short story “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky” begins with a newly wed couple traveling by train from San Antonio to Yellow Sky‚ a small town in old western Texas. The groom‚ Jack Potter‚ is the sheriff of Yellow sky‚ and his bride “was not pretty nor was she very young” (Crane 5) The couple is not described in a romantic or idealistic way. Instead they are portrayed to be awkward‚ and overly self
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Settlement of the West With the closing of the frontier and the turn of the 20th century‚ the west side of America was becoming heavily populated and settled in. For America this meant many resources were needed in order to accelerate the expansion of the west. The development of the west brought many problems. How would you transport goods‚ to and from the east? Before any settlements were possible‚ a means of easy transportation was essential. In 1862 the Pacific Railway Act was passed‚
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United States is commonly referred to as the period of the “wild west”. This title is given in reference to the largely lawless nature of the region that arose after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 which opened the frontier west of the Mississippi river to settlers from the established colonies on the east coast. The media flourished during this time as the rest of the United States became intrigued by the way those in the wild west lived their lives. Newspapers began to print articles and stories
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Griffin Weiss Mr. Arroyo U.S. History II Advanced Placement 1 September 2013 Chapter 16 Outline: The Conquest of the Far West The Societies of the Far West (434-441) The Western Tribes * Indian tribes were the most important group before the Anglo-American migration in the Far West * Western tribes developed several forms of civilization * More than 300‚000 Indians lived along the pacific coast among them were Serrano‚ Chumash‚ Pomo‚ Maidu‚ Yurok‚ and Chinook * When the Spanish
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Olvera English 2314 Paul Kintzele 10/01/05 Wild West Wind An ode is a poem with extraordinary lyrics‚ aiming at loftier thought‚ and more complex formal structure than most lyrics. Another characteristic of an ode is that they are often addressed at something or someone. An ode is a long lyric poem‚ highly interested in a specific subject‚ tone‚ and style‚ often written to celebrate an event‚ person‚ being or power. In which in "Ode to the West wind"‚ Shelley describes the winds mighty power
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This article is about the influence of western expansion on the American Indians who occupied these lands. To set the stage‚ West describes “Across the Continent‚” one of the better known lithographs from this time. This picture shows the horizon with a train cutting through the plains while billowing smoke into the air. On one side of the train is the settlers; schools‚ people‚ and churches. On the other side of the train are two American Indians on horses. They are helplessly watching as Western culture
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Q. Critical Appreciation of Shelley’s Ode to the West Wind. / Bring out the revolutionary zeal of Shelley in the poem Ode to the West Wind. / Critically analyse Shelley’s use of imagery in the poem Ode to the West Wind. A. Ode to the West Wind‚ the single most renowned and anthologized of Shelley’s poem‚ presents him as the visionary idealist and romantic revolutionary who makes a fervent plea to the greatest of natural forces – the west wind – to disseminate his message of reform and change among
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As the frontier was successfully settled by Americans‚ many people became interested in documenting the fleeting culture of Native Americans. William F. Cody was on tour with his Wild West show during 1883-1917‚ which reenacted battles against the Plain Indians. Similarly‚ Robert J. Flaherty distinctly focused on capturing the old ways of the Itivimuits tribe in his 1922 docudrama film‚ Nanook of the North. Under the direction of these two men‚ both types of entertainment were explosively popular
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burros in the West are a true legacy. The homelands on which the mustangs and burros have been free are essential for the wild mustangs’ and burros’ history. They have been roaming and there living for countless years. However‚ the Federal Government and the Bureau of Land and Management‚ BLM‚ have begun to put boundaries on these animals’ homelands‚ gathering them up into what the government calls‚ “roundups”. The Federal Government and the Bureau of Land and Management of the West United States
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