Old West

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cultural concept historical era region of the United States

The Old West refers to the 19th-century American frontier era characterized by westward expansion, cowboys, lawlessness, and conflicts between settlers, Native Americans, and outlaws.

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Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural concept → historical era → region of the United States →
alsoKnownAs	American Old West → American frontier → Wild West →
associatedWithEvent	California Gold Rush → Indian Wars → Oregon Trail migration → Texas Revolution → construction of the Transcontinental Railroad →
associatedWithGroup	Native American tribes → cowboys → lawmen → outlaws → settlers →
country	United States →
endTime	early 20th century →
geographicRegion	Western United States →
hasCharacteristic	Indian Wars → boomtowns → cattle ranching → conflicts between settlers and Native Americans → cowboy culture → frontier justice → frontier settlement → gold rushes → gunfights → lawlessness → mining camps → open range grazing → outlaw activity → railroad expansion → saloon culture → sheriffs and marshals → stagecoach travel → vigilante justice → westward expansion →
hasTheme	conflict over land and resources → cultural clash between settlers and Native Americans → frontier individualism → manifest destiny →
includesRegion	Arizona Territory → California → Dakota Territory → Great Plains → New Mexico Territory → Oregon Country → Rocky Mountains → Southwest United States → Texas →
influenced	American folklore → American popular culture → Western films → Western genre → Western literature → Western television series →
locatedInTimePeriod	19th century →
partOf	history of the American West → history of the United States →
startTime	early 19th century →

Referenced by (91)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
A Million Ways to Die in the West (novel) ("American Old West") → Anna ("American frontier") → Bus Stop ("American West") → Dharma Bums ("American West") → John Marston ("American Old West") → Natty Bumppo ("American frontier") → Nomadland ("American West") → Red Headed Stranger ("American West") → Rodeo (ballet) ("American West") → The Salvation ("American frontier") → The Warmth of Other Suns ("American West") → Yosemite Sam ("American Old West") →	setting
Calico Ghost Town → Frontierland Station ("American Old West") → Heroes and Villains – lyrics ("American West mythology") → Pioneer Plaza → Stockyards Historic District ("American Old West") → Western Stars ("American West") →	theme
Colorado Gold Rush ("American Old West") → Comstock Lode area ("American Old West") → Denver, Colorado, United States ("American West") → Fort Hawkins ("American frontier") → Old Northwest ("American frontier") →	partOf
Old West ("American Old West") → Old West ("American frontier") → Wild West ("American Old West") → Wild West →	alsoKnownAs
Battle of Wisconsin Heights ("American frontier") → Compromise of 1850 ("American West") → Nez Perce War ("American West") → Territorial Treasurer of Oregon ("American Old West") →	historicalRegion
Austin, Nevada ("American West") → Bozeman, Montana, United States ("American West") → Butte Lake ("American West") → Kings Creek Falls ("American West") →	region
Hugh Glass ("American Old West") → Mojave Road historic route ("American Old West") → Promontory Summit, Utah Territory ("American Old West") →	historicalEra
Frank Norris ("American West") → She Wore a Yellow Ribbon ("American West") → Under Western Stars ("American West") →	setIn
Absalom Lehman ("American Old West") → Nobles Trail ("American Westward Expansion") →	era
End of the Trail ("American frontier") → Where the West Begins ("American West") →	hasTheme
American Fur Company ("American frontier") → Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company ("American West") →	operatedIn
Jesse James (1939 film) ("American Old West") → My Darling Clementine ("American Old West") →	portrays
The Big Country ("American West") → The Searchers ("American Old West") →	settingLocation
Roughing It ("American West") → The Prairie ("American West") →	settingRegion
Sacagawea ("American West") →	areaOfActivity
Levi's ("American West") →	associatedWith
Horace Tabor ("American Old West") →	associatedWithPlace
Hell on Wheels (theme by Gustavo Santaolalla) ("American Old West") →	basedOnStyle
Lincoln Historic District ("American Old West") →	eraRepresented
Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West ("American West") →	focus
United States Cavalry ("American frontier") →	garrisonRegion
Sam Shepard ("American Western") →	genre
Derringer pistol →	hasCulturalAssociation
Cody, Wyoming →	hasHeritage
Lincoln County, New Mexico →	hasHistoricAssociation
The Ox-Bow Incident ("American West") →	hasSetting
Union Pacific Railroad Museum ("American Westward expansion") →	hasSubject
western United States →	historicallyAssociatedWith
Arkansas River region ("American West") →	isPartOf
Hudson River School ("American West") →	mainRegionDepicted
Plea for the West ("American West") →	mainSubject
True Grit (2010 film) ("American Old West") →	narrativeLocation
William B. Waddell ("American West") →	operatedInRegion
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 4-8-4 locomotive ("American West") →	operatedRegion
Bat Masterson ("American Old West") →	participantIn
William H. Russell ("American West") →	placeOfActivity
Mission Revival ("American West") →	popularIn
Southern Pacific Cab Forward locomotive ("American West") →	primaryRegionOfOperation
Cormac McCarthy ("American West") →	primarySettingOfWorks
Albert Bierstadt ("American West") →	primarySubject
Fort Worth Stockyards →	primaryTheme
Robert Semple ("American West") →	regionOfActivity
Western America Railroad Museum ("American West") →	regionServed
How the West Was Won (film score) ("American West") →	settingDepicted
Ruth →	settingOfActivities
Foy ("American Old West") →	settingOfActivity
The Gambler (TV film series) ("American Old West") →	settingPeriod
Albert Stark ("American Old West") →	settingPlace
No Name on the Bullet (1959 film) ("American Old West") →	timePeriodOfSetting
Sanford Robinson Gifford ("American West") →	traveledTo
Local color writing ("American West") →	typicalSetting
Albert Bierstadt ("American West") →	visited