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The '''Western''' is a [[genre]] of fiction. Westerns tell stories that are set mostly in the second half of the 19th century in the [[American Old West]], hence the name. There are also stories about Western-type characters set in other times. These include ''[[Junior Bonner]]'' (set in the 1970s) and ''[[The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada]]'' (set in the 21st century).
The '''Western''' is a [[genre]] of fiction. Western movies often include [[cowboys]]. The ancestors of westerns came from [[Texas]], because then people lived in the cattle industry began to thrive on the plains of Texas. The American West, usually in the period from the 1850s to the end of the 19th century. Westerns tell stories that are set mostly in the second half of the 19th century in the [[American Old West]], hence the name. There are also stories about Western-type characters set in other times. These include ''[[Junior Bonner]]'' (set in the 1970s) and ''[[The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada]]'' (set in the 21st century).
The genre has been popular since the beginning of the movie industry. One of the very first commercial movies was the 1903 silent western, ''[[The Great Train Robbery]]''.
The genre has been popular since the beginning of the movie industry. One of the very first commercial movies was the 1903 silent western, ''[[The Great Train Robbery]]''.
== Examples ==
==Examples==
There are Western [[movie]]s, [[television program]]s, [[book]]s, and other things. Here are some examples:
There are Western [[movie]]s, [[television program]]s, [[book]]s, and other things. Here are some examples:
* [[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]], a movie
*''[[The Searchers]]'', a movie
*''[[The Searchers]]'', a movie
*''[[Gunsmoke (TV series)|Gunsmoke]]'', a television series
*''[[Gunsmoke (TV series)|Gunsmoke]]'', a television series
*''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'', a video game
*''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'', a video game
== Western (genre) Media ==
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File:Great train robbery still.jpg|[[Justus D. Barnes]] in Western apparel, as "Bronco Billy Anderson", from the [[silent film]] ''[[The Great Train Robbery (1903 film)|The Great Train Robbery]]'' (1903), the second Western film and the first one shot in the United States
File:The Great Train Robbery (1903) - yt.webm|PLAY ''[[The Great Train Robbery (1903 film)|The Great Train Robbery]]'' (1903); runtime 00:11:51.
File:Lone ranger silver 1965.JPG|The [[Lone Ranger]], a famous heroic [[wikt:lawman|lawman]], was with a cavalry of six Texas Rangers until they all, except for him, were killed. He preferred to remain anonymous, so he resigned and built a sixth grave that supposedly held his body. He fights on as a lawman, wearing a mask, for "Outlaws live in a world of fear. Fear of the mysterious".
File:Gary Cooper 2.jpg|{{center|[[Gary Cooper]] in ''[[Vera Cruz (film)|Vera Cruz]]''}}
File:James Garner Jack Kelly Maverick 1959.JPG|[[James Garner]] and [[Jack Kelly (actor)|Jack Kelly]] in ''[[Maverick (TV series)|Maverick]]'' (1957)
File:John Wayne in Wake of the Red Witch trailer.jpg|{{center|[[John Wayne]] (1948)}}
File:Tommixgunslinger.jpg|Tom Mix, full-length portrait, kneeling, facing left, holding two guns, hat on floor, in "Mr. Logan, U.S.A."
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== Related pages ==
* [[Spaghetti Western]]
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