Old West

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural concept
historical era
region of the United States
alsoKnownAs Old West
surface form: American Old West

Old West
surface form: American frontier

Wild West
associatedWithEvent California Gold Rush
United States–Native American wars
surface form: Indian Wars

Oregon Trail
surface form: Oregon Trail migration

Texas Revolution
construction of the Transcontinental Railroad
associatedWithGroup Native American tribes
cowboys
lawmen
outlaws
settlers
country United States of America
surface form: United States
endTime early 20th century
geographicRegion western United States
surface form: Western United States
hasCharacteristic United States–Native American wars
surface form: 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
surface form: Arizona Territory

California, United States
surface form: California

South Dakota
surface form: Dakota Territory

Great Plains
New Mexico
surface form: New Mexico Territory

Oregon
surface form: Oregon Country

Rocky Mountains
southwestern United States
surface form: 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

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John Butterfield placeOfActivity Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Rocky Mountain Fur Company historicalEra Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
Fort Kiowa locatedInHistoricalRegion Old West
this entity surface form: American frontier
Fort Kiowa era Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
Columbus, Nevada locatedIn Old West
this entity surface form: American West
De Smet, Dakota Territory, United States partOf Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
Let the Hurricane Roar settingLocation Old West
this entity surface form: American frontier
Burro Alley heritage Old West
Michael Punke writesAbout Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Fort Kearny historicalEra Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
A Man Called Gannon setting Old West
this entity surface form: American West
David Burbank era Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
Jesse James (1939 film) portrays Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
Broncho Billy westerns setting Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
Delarue settingOfFiction Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
The Adventures of Buffalo Bill hasSetting Old West
this entity surface form: American West
The Paleface setting Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
The Lone Ranger fictionalUniverse Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
High Plains Drifter timePeriodDepicted Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
Jack Twist setting Old West
this entity surface form: American West
U.S. Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region operatedIn Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Gabriel Conroy settingRegion Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Mrs. Skaggs’s Husbands settingLocation Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
Once Upon a Time in the West settingLocation Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
A. B. Guthrie Jr. primarySettingOfWorks Old West
this entity surface form: American West
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love setting Old West
this entity surface form: American West
The Place of Dead Roads setting Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Gretel Ehrlich writingFocus Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Ray Smith settingOfActivities Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Tom Chaney setting Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
Joseph R. Walker residence Old West
this entity surface form: American frontier
Joseph R. Walker areaOfActivity Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Turtle Island subject Old West
this entity surface form: American West
The Back Country setting Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Axe Handles setting Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Visions of Cody setting Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Kansas Territory partOf Old West
this entity surface form: American frontier
The Undefeated featuresSetting Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Westworld park theme Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
Western White House hasRegion Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Johnny Appleseed placeOfActivity Old West
this entity surface form: American frontier
The Outrage setting Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Doin’ What Comes Natur’lly setIn Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
Drover hasTheme Old West
this entity surface form: American West
Cody depicts Old West
subject surface form: William F. Cody
this entity surface form: American Old West
Cody associatedWith Old West
this entity surface form: American Old West
Buffalo Bill's Wild West mainSubject Old West
this entity surface form: American frontier
Buffalo Bill's Wild West mainSubject Old West
this entity surface form: American West