American Old West
The American Old West, or the Wild West means the history, geography, people, and culture of life in the Western United States. This often referring to the period of the later half of the 19th century, between the American Civil War and the end of the century.
This time is often shown in films like The Searchers, High Noon and Shane, in TV series like Bonanza and in fiction like Little House on the Prairie. Like other popular historical themes such as pirates and ninjas, the relationship between fact and fiction is complex.
American Old West Media
Siege of Fort Detroit during Pontiac's War in 1763
Map of the Wilderness Road by 1785
Thomas Jefferson saw himself as a man of the frontier and a scientist; he was keenly interested in expanding and exploring the West.
Plate from Audubon's Birds of America
The first Fort Laramie as it looked before 1840. Painting from memory by Alfred Jacob Miller
Illustration from The Circuit Rider: A Tale of the Heroic Age by Edward Eggleston. The well-organized Methodists sent the circuit rider to create and serve a series of churches in a geographical area.
.jpg)
This short article about the United States can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.