American Old West

myths is; all Cowboys wore cowboy hats, when in reality that isn’t the case. They often wore hats wore hats such as the flat pancake hat or the bowler hat. Another rumor or myth was that all bank robbers such as Black Bart or the Dalton Gang ruled the west. Truth be told is that the towns were so small the Sheriff wouldn’t be very far away, even if the robbers got away with the loot it wouldn’t be but a small fraction of the amount banks today have. More criminals would steal from trains…

Park. Within the century-old town of Rife one is able to experience a real old west experienvce. The streets of Rifle are embeleshed by a surprising variety of sculptures, such as an elk at the towns entrance, and a cowboy riding a trout. In the town of Rifle one is confrontted by the old west in concert with the modernity of the "new west." Filled to the brim with historu and heritage, Rifle boats many downtown shops and buildings that date back to the town's centruy-old begginings.…

they are referring to the cowboy culture that seems to spread throughout the state. Many tourists visit this historical city of Fort Worth because, possibly the center of this cowboy culture is Fort Worth where the slogan of this city is “Where the West Begins”. Here, visitors travel to the historic stockyards north of downtown to see the Fort Worth Herd,…

Characters are Jack Potter and Scratchy Wilson. The main conflict is built up along the way of the entire story due to the secondary characters like the men at the bar. The Drummer was from the east and was unfamiliar with the way things go in the west so naturally the conversations the men were having were swinging to the way of life in Yellow Sky. They discussed Scratchy and Jack revealing unknown traits like when “[Scratchy] sober he's all right - kind of simple - wouldn't hurt a fly - nicest…

Methodology I have always had a fascination with homesteading. It began with my father’s stories of growing up on a homestead and his memories of the animals and the garden. His stories bloomed into reading autobiographies of homesteaders, such as The Good Life by Scott and Helen Nearing, and Hard Times in Paradise by David and Micki Colfax. These stories are what led me to live in rural Hawaii where many collect rain water, grow our own food, and have learned to be less consumer driven. While…

Living in a place like Dallas or Houston affords for some great fashion looks. Just walking down the street in one of these southern cities gives you a glimpse into real cowboy western wear. Leather boots, blue jeans and ten-gallon hats dot the landscape in Texas. If you love the look but you live farther north, you might think dressing like a cowboy or cowgirl is off limits. That’s really not the case as anyone can pull of the western wear look with the right clothes. The staple of any look…

railroads throughout the late 19th century, American circuses were able to travel across country and gain popularity between all socioeconomic levels. In response to their arrival, the townspeople directed a lot of enthusiasm towards the circuses and sequentially brushed aside the other cheap amusements in their towns such as the live acts, expositions, and World’s Fair. It became a place to escape reality. The main attraction of the circus was the American circus spectacle, which was a…

transition where the society is transformed from an old and wild social order to a modern and organized one. In this film, Ford brings to perspective the society in the past and how it died as a result of modernization. The western frontier ideals are brought to light with the transition from a lawless social order embodied by the gunslingers into a modern society governed by law and order (Ebert). The inevitable transition represents a death of the Old Wild West, which then paves way for a new,…

transformed from an old social order to a modern one. In this film, Ford brings to perspective the society that he created in the past and how it died as a result of the new transition in form of modernization. In this film, the western frontier ideals are brought to light with the transition from an old social order characterized by lawlessness embodied by the gunslingers into a modern society that is governed by law and order (Ebert). The inevitable transition represents a death of the old…

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