Военная история / The American West: History, Myth, and Legacy

Название: The American West: History, Myth, and Legacy
Автор(ы): Patrick N. Allitt,
Издательство: THE GREAT COURSES
Год: 2017
Страниц: 205
Язык: English
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 89 MB

The brutal conflict of cowboys and Indians. Dusty, dangerous outposts policed by vigilante justice. The six-shooter showdown at high noon. Daring railroad heists and arduous cattle drives. These and other scenes from countless Western films have so shaped our conception of the American West that it’s impossible to separate myth from reality. But how wild was the West? Was it really ever “won”?