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The Searchers and the Cowboy Archetype

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1 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?

2 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?

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

4 Sherman Alexie: A Modern Ghost Dance

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

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

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