The Searchers and the Cowboy Archetype

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The Searchers and the Cowboy Archetype The West: How is Ethan both a representation of the Turner/Buffalo Bill myth and a critique of it?

What images of the American West did Frederick Jackson Turner convey? The Turner Thesis: What images of the American West did Frederick Jackson Turner convey?

How did Buffalo Bill contribute to producing the image of the American West?

Sherman Alexie: A Modern Ghost Dance

The “End” of the Plains Indian Wars Wounded Knee Dawes Severalty Act

Why are these the two most well known events in the history of the American West?

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