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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Cattle Herding – A Brief HistoryArticle Selections: The Origin of Cattle Driving & Beef Trade – Pre/Post Civil War | Origin of Cattle Driving Figure [ 1 ] Drovers about to start a drive As early as 1836‚ ranchers in Texas began to drive cattle along a "Beef Trail" to New Orleans. In the 1840s‚ cattle drives expanded northward into Missouri. The towns of Sedalia‚ Baxter Springs‚ Springfield‚ and St. Louis became principal markets. The Shawnee Trail‚ also known as the Texas Road or
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The 1949 novel Shane by Jack Schaefer‚ is the story of a cowboy‚ who rode into a small town in Wyoming in the summer of ’89 by the name of Shane. Little did the people of that town know that Shane would soon change all of their lives forever. In this western novel‚ Shane represents the character that plays the American Western Hero which is a character that is shown in many different books‚ movies‚ and tall-tales. It is a character that America has come to not only know and love‚ but also to rely
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Many people believe that Nolan County is simply an open grazed farm land that is just a view as they drive down I-20. From Roscoe to Blackwell‚ Nolan County is filled with many beautiful sites and culture. I’m surprised that Roscoe isn’t called the windy city‚ because everywhere you look there are huge wind turbines and flat lands. Similarly‚ to the huge skyscrapers found in the big cities‚ these enormous wind turbines are always a creative site to see. Even though we don’t have the exciting and
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choices where made as to where their farm was going to be the whole family living on the farm had to work‚ usually around 14 hours a day. Another difficulty that would run into farmers and their land was cowboys and their cows. The cows would march right into the farms and eat anything green‚ but the cowboys wouldn’t stop them and make them head another direction because where ever they went was then their land. But farmers fixed that by putting barb wire all the way around their property. I chose
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candidates‚ harsh stance on the 47% of Americans who don’t pay income tax. To portray this ridiculous accusation‚ Horsey drew a cowboy accompanied by his horse‚ wanting to shake Mitt Romney’s hand but he refuses. Cowboys make less than 30‚000 dollars a year‚ which put them in the category of the 47% of Americans that don’t pay income taxes. Horsey is implying that since cowboys fall into that category they are not “worthy” of Mitt Romney’s handshake. This hybrid cartoon is drawn in one frame‚ in color
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Kid is my kind of Cowboy This issue of Living in the West explores the love affair we have with the great American Cowboy. Call them cowhands‚ cowpoke‚ cowpuncher or buckaroos‚ billions of dollars have been spent chronicling their storied history. With his Stetson hat‚ sunburned face‚ weathered dungarees and boots of leather‚ the cowboy has gone from a ranch hand to a blue color icon. In fact‚ America’s love affair with the cowboy has been around longer than the name “cowboy” itself. But I’m
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1. Think about the images that come to your mind when you see or hear the word "cowboy." Identify 10 of these images. You might even want to think about thumbing through some country magazines for any needed inspiration. These words can illustrate physical characteristics‚ gender‚ age‚ types of work‚ family life‚ ethnic background‚ speech patterns‚ customs‚ or other details. Please provide a list of at least 10 terms. Male‚ stern‚ rough‚ gruff‚ dirty‚ white‚ and talks deep and slow and really southern
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has its own culture. Japan has Samurais‚ Europe has Knights‚ and America has Cowboys. These classes all are heroic men‚ symbols of their own countries in a specific time of history‚ and are romanticized in literature. Noticeably‚ cowboys differ from the rest; they are not soldiers. But why are they compared to those military nobilities? As a young country likes the U.S.‚ western is unique in its own way that makes cowboys became an important part of the American culture. As far as I’m concerned‚ Americans
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important in the West’s changing economy. The open range provided a place where herds could graze free of charge with no boundaries. Mexican ranchers were the ones who developed the techniques and equipment that was later used by all ranchers and cowboys‚ including branding‚ roping saddles‚ chaps‚ spurs and roundups. Texas had the largest herds of cattle and their cattle came from good Spanish stock‚ as well as small muscular broncos or mustangs suited to cattle country. At the end of the Civil War
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