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1	The Kansas Cattle Towns: Where Trail Meets Rail Hall, Kenneth Estes 01 January 2014 (has links) Excerpt: That land of the West has gone now, "gone, gone with lost Atlantis," gone to the isle of ghosts and of strange dead memories. It was a land of vast silent spaces, of lonely rivers, and of plains where wild game stared at the passing horseman . : kansas cattle towns trail western research Literature and Language American Studies
2	Custer and the 7th Cavalry Hall, Kenneth Estes 01 January 2015 (has links) Excerpt: The story of massacres and battles from 1868 to 1890 between the U.S. Cavalry and several native tribes is filled with outsider characters. These figures illustrate the fault lines which threaten the larger middle of the societies in question, composed of people who, like those in most conflicts, simply wanted to be left alone - especially on the Indian side. 7th calvary Custer western research Literature and Language American Studies
3	The Buffalo Soldiers Hall, Kenneth Estes 01 January 2015 (has links) Excerpt: Despite the great success of the Civil War epic Glory, the story of the black troops during and after the War is not well known. This lack of exposure to popular familiarity is especially true of the Buffalo Soldiers who served on the frontier in the late 19th century, chiefly but not exclusively in the Indian Wars. buffalo soldiers western research Civil War Glory black troops Literature and Language American Studies
4	Noir Westerns after World War II Hall, Kenneth Estes, Krug, Chritian 01 January 2014 (has links) Excerpt: Towards the end of Ethan and Joel Coen's Academy-Award winning No Country for Old Men (2007), Carla Jean Moss's life depends on the toss of a coin. Heads or tails will decide whether she lives or dies. noir westerns western research World War II Literature and Language American Film Studies Film and Media Studies
5	Mountain Men on Film Hall, Kenneth Estes 01 January 2016 (has links) Excerpt: The mountain man of American folklore and history is a man between cultures. Like Janus, the doorkeeper god of the Romans, he is bifrontal, looking back at European, white civilization, and forward toward Indian civilization and culture. film mountain men western research Literature and Language American Film Studies Film and Media Studies
6	Four Indian-Related Novels by Lucia St. Clair Robson Hall, Kenneth Estes 01 January 2012 (has links) Excerpt: Lucia St. Clair Robson began publishing historical novels in 1982 with Ride the Wind, which draws on the history of the Comanches, and has continued to work in the field of historical fiction. Four of her novels focus closely on historical personages: Ride the Wind (Cynthia Ann Parker and Quanah Parker); Light a Distant Fire (Osceola of the Seminoles); Walk in My Soul (Tiana Rogers of the Cherokee and Sam Houston); and Ghost Warrior(Lozen of the Chiricahua Apache). indian-related novels Lucia St. Clair Robson western research Literature and Language American Literature
7	Apaches and Comanches on Screen Hall, Kenneth Estes 01 January 2012 (has links) Excerpt: A generally accurate appraisal of Western films might claim that Indians as hostiles are grouped into one undifferentiated mass. Popular hostile groups include the Sioux (without much differentiation between tribes or bands, the Apaches, and the Comanches). apaches comanches western research Literature and Language American Film Studies Film and Media Studies
8	From the Iron Horse to Hell on Wheels: The Transcontinental Railroad in the Western Hall, Kenneth Estes 01 January 2014 (has links) Excerpt: "I'm crazy about trains! says Doc Holliday (Jason Robards) to his friend Wyatt Earp (James Garner) in Hour of the Gun (Sturges Ch. 6), explaining why he's waiting on the Contention train. Of course he's really there to help Earp get his revenge on Ike Clanton (Robert Ryan) - but then we never quite know with Doc Holliday. hell on wheels iron horse transcontinental railroad western western research Literature and Language American Studies

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