When Americans refer to The Wild West or the Old West, they are speaking of a time that existed both in reality and in myth. In the second half of the nineteenth century, America was pushing ...

The American West is a time both in history and in myth. Outlaws and sheriffs ... these are the iconic images of the Old West. These lesson plans are based on History Detectives episodes which ...

Nothing in Elmer McCurdy’s life could have suggested he’d someday become a legend, one of those unforgettable bandits who helped carve out an enduring myth of the Old West. This guy was no Jesse ...