The American West. Episode 23, Mythology of the American West.
Go inside the mythology of the American West, which kept the frontier alive after the U.S. Census Bureau declared in 1890 that it had disappeared. Examine historian Frederick Jackson Turner's influential "frontier thesis." Learn about the contributions of novelist Owen Wister and pain...
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| Format: | Streaming video |
| Language: | English |
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The Great Courses,
2017.
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| Summary: | Go inside the mythology of the American West, which kept the frontier alive after the U.S. Census Bureau declared in 1890 that it had disappeared. Examine historian Frederick Jackson Turner's influential "frontier thesis." Learn about the contributions of novelist Owen Wister and painter Frederic Remington. Also, explore the main categories of Western movies. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title frames. Film In Process Record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 streaming video file (30 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 00:30:00 |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |