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Westward Expansion (Hardcover)
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Westward Expansion (Hardcover)
Series: American Popular Culture Through History
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As men and women traveled west to settle America's untamed lands,
and tried to "strike it rich" in gold, they led a simple existence,
often carrying the barest necessities from one location to another.
Yet they also carried with them their own popular culture, through
folk songs, legends, and literature, that has often been
mythologized into our present American popular culture. Through
primary sources such as letters, diaries, and photographs, the
author draws parallels and makes distinctions between the pioneers
and cowboys of the past and those of today. Students and fans of
the Old West will find this volume a rich source of history for
this time period. Many images and items in today's popular culture
were born in the time of westward expansion. Log cabins, cowboys
such as the Marlboro Man and Woody of Toy Story fame, and Levi's
jeans, all have their roots in the Old West. Outlaws such as Wild
Bill Hikock, Billy the Kid, and Jesse James, and "good guys" such
as Davy Crockett, continue to fascinate students and western
enthusiasts. Traveling entertainments, mail-order houses, and
patent medicines, although no longer popular in today's society,
tell us much about the nomadic existence of families during this
time. With a timeline and a list of everyday products and their
prices during the time period, this volume will be an invaluable
resource to students and historians tracing the roots of American
popular culture.
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