When one thinks of famous women of the American West, Annie Oakley is sure to appear on any list’s top ten. A tremendously gifted sharpshooter, Oakley became infamous around the globe in the late nineteenth century while she performed in Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West Show, which she toured with from 1885 to 1901. However, […]
Posts from ‘November, 2009’
Mythbuster: Seven Lost Cities of Gold
In American west history there are many events, people, and ideas that have become known as myths and legends. One event or place that had become a legend over time is the seven lost cities of gold. This is what also known as the seven lost cities of Cibola. This legend dates back to about […]
Mythbuster: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
With the movie “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid†becoming famous with the likes of acting legends Paul Newman and Robert Redford there are a lot of misconceptions that have arisen about the famous cowboy duo that are not all true. They became famous for robbing banks and trains in the “wild west†and were […]
Unit 5 (11/6 – 11/27): The Western Genre in American Literature
Western films were not the first Westerns; the genre existed in literature long before film was invented. In this unit, we trace the invention and development of the Western as a form of American literature in popular culture. Start reading The Virginian as soon as you can; it’s deceptively long. Also in this unit, your […]
